vBTopSite

vBTopSite - Used from 2.2.9 - 2.3.3, should work on all 2.x

Description: Topsites script for people who's sites revolve around vbulletin.

This script I actually wrote several months ago, and now I finally decided to release them on vb.org.
There are some things which I have not included in this version, but they will be released here as I am satisfied with them:
All functions appearing in 'Useful Admin Functions' in the ACP
Everything else works. ^_^ now anyway, features...


Topsites Features: [in no order, partial list]

• Works with all vb things, like it shuts off with your forums, and Banned people have no access.
• Secure Member Panel
• Seperate Member Base, user need not be joined to forums to join/view topsites
• Secure Retrieval System
• Stats rendered in real-time
• 'Today' Reset system
• Customizable stat display in the sitecell template. [instructions for that if you ask me]
• Tracks 12 stats, rankable by 9
• Not a 'clicking required' topsites, displaying buttons earns hits
• E-mail verification system
• Allow certain HTML in description
• Display filters for accounts which arent displaying the button
• Comprehensive who's online locations

Admin Features: [in no order, partial list]

• Topsites active y/n
• Hit accruing active y/n
• E-mail verification required (activation) y/n
• Urls to buttons, arrows (for placing buttons remotely even)
• Length of 'day' for reset purposes, 1 for daily, 0 to disable
• Allowed HTML in description (blank for full stripping)
• Option to resolve bad button urls -> replacing them with the rank button
• Display filter (explained in the acp, or ask me for more details)
• Set which stat to rank by
• Edit/delete sites
• SEARCH site database
• Editing page features links to view submitted button, auto-checks validity of urls
• Automatic emailing script: send to specific site/all sites/inactivated sites/activated sites
• Displays stats [but not allowing editing]
• View topsites from acp
• **Force 'day' reset of unreset sites
• **Force 'day' reset particular site
• **Force 'day' reset of ALL sites
• **Prune sites which joined from DATE, from all sites/inactivated/activated
• **Clean up IP table of old hits/hits from pruned sites
• **Flush hits from particular site
• **Flush hits from site older than DATE

** = Will be appearing on vb.org shortly.

It is advised anyone who uses this hack, to click install, because of the nice updating thing i can do,
and like i said, there will be updates in a little while.

LIVE VERSION: http://forums.ffgon.com/topsites.php
Feel free to join if you are a Final Fantasy site ^_^ [ignore the popups, they dont appear if you are logged into the forums]
MORE:
http://www.animationation.net/community/topsites.php
http://www.bluelaguna.net/forum/topsites.php
http://www.orbsydia.com/forum/topsites.php

anyway, i might post screenshots, but the admin stuff isnt much to see, i basically just explained it up there ^ :-p
If you have any questions, etc, post them

FYI: a more advanced script is in the works by me, which will be free from vbulletin and including many more features,
like a user rating/comment system. This will be 10$ or so, and more details are available if you pm me (dont discuss it here)

Thank you for using this hack! i know i dont usually post my stuff, well here you go ^_^

[Roxie]

I will try it out. Looks good.

[Roxie]

What should the rank and default buttons look like?

[Darkwaltz4]

Anything you would like. genereally they are little 31hx88w pixel images, with numbers on them.

oh, i should add that each image be saved X.gif, where X is the number that it is.

[Darkwaltz4]

erm, missing more instructions >.<

open up the file called 'sinc.php'
and update the information contained at the top. its your db name, password, user, basically what appears in config.php of your admin/ folder.

this is used in the hit file, and because of it hits arent as server intensive as they would have been.

EDIT: zip file updated with last two changes

[Roxie]

Where should that file be uploaded? The instructions don't say.
Also, I don't see the new zip.

[Darkwaltz4]

ah...i guess it is updating the upload >.> vb3 does that...

well, it was just instruction changes

and create a folder anywhere you want, on any site you want.

add the buttons you make to it. be sure to create a 'default.gif' image. (numberless) remember the url you place them in, so you can fill it in upon doing your options

ill attach it again here EDIT, nm -_- stupid vb3...now the attachment is 'being uploaded' oh well

[Roxie]

So, upload the sinc.php anywhere? lol. I'm not getting it.

[Darkwaltz4]

in sinc.php, find

PHP Code:

<?php
error_reporting(7);

$servername="localhost";
$dbusername="";
$dbpassword="";
$dbname="";
$technicalemail = "";
$usepconnect = 0;

and fill out the corresponding values with what appears in your admin/config.php file

PHP Code:

// type of database running
// (only mysql is supported at the moment)
$dbservertype = 'mysql';

// hostname or ip of server
$servername = 'localhost';

// username and password to log onto db server
$dbusername = 'db_user';
$dbpassword = 'db_pass';

// name of database
$dbname = 'db_name';

// technical email address - any error messages will be emailed here
$technicalemail = 'YOUR_NAME@SOMETHING.com';

// use persistant connections to the database
// 0 = don't use
// 1 = use
$usepconnect = 0; 


its that easy, sinc.php is actually a boiled down version of alot of pages, for the mere fact of connecting to the db during the topsites_hit.php page

[Roxie]

*trying not to sound like a complete idiot* Okay..I know all that, but where should I upload the file. To the main directory or the admin. lol