Choose which filetypes to moderate

Hello,

This one is a really quick one. You may take this as a base for another, better hack but you have to credit me

Support:
The most important thing first: I'll give full support but Iam not responsible for any damaged caused by this mini mod.
Please use this thread for any questions you have.

What does this hack do:
My members recently uploaded some .pdf which were 'stolen' and used without credit. As my members attach images regularly I searched for an option to restrict the attachment moderation only to .pdf so that won't happen again.

What files are modified:
/includes/functions_file.php - only ~ 2 minutes


Notes and explanations:
You'll find the following array when you successfully installed this mini mod:

	$moderatethisattachments = array(
					 'pdf',
					 'txt',
					 'doc',
					 'xls'
					 );

Here you can select which files should be moderated. The code above tell the script to moderate: pdf, txt, doc and xls (which I do on my forums).

You can add more extensions quite easily.. Here's another example which only moderates .avi:

 	$moderatethisattachments = array(
					 'avi'
					 );

I hope you like this mini mod. Hopefully one of the advanced coders takes up this idea and makes a nice hack out of this one (please contact me first via PM)

[Oblivion Knight]

Some instructions may be useful? Just a thought..

[MrNase]

Oops sorry.. I had to add the url to this thread and I totally forgot to add the file afterwards

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Your avi-only example has a comma too much on the end.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

This hack will fully override the basic permissions. So if a usergroup is set to always moderate, it won't be moderated if you also upload a non-moderated attachment............i think

i think the following would be better:

PHP Code:

    $visible = iif($moderate, 0, 1);
   
  if ($visible)
  {
        $attachment_name2 = strtolower($attachment_name);
        $extension = file_extension($attachment_name2);
        $moderatethisattachments = array(
                                'pdf',
                                'txt',
                                'doc',
                                'xls'
                               );
        if(in_array($extension, $moderatethisattachments)) {
            $visible = '0';
        }
     } 


[MrNase]

Have a look at the $globaltemplates-array() in various vB-files.. there's also a comma at the end

Thank you, I updated the hack and I also updated the code I have installed

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by MrNase

Have a look at the $globaltemplates-array() in various vB-files.. there's also a comma at the end

Thank you, I updated the hack and I also updated the code I have installed

True, it is allowed, but not nice coding if you ask me. I guess it is done because it happened too many times that someone added a line and forgot to add a comma to the previous (copying the last line, and only changing names).

This is also why i don't like the layout of the coding. Instead of:

PHP Code:

$myarray = array(
  'aa',
  'bb',
  'cc'
  ); 


I personally prefer:

PHP Code:

$myarray = array(
  'aa'
 , 'bb'
 , 'cc'
  ); 


And for hacks adding new entries to these tables, i would suggest a new line instead of editing the existing code.

So instead of instructions to change:

PHP Code:

$myarray = array(
  'aa',
  'bb',
  'cc'
  ); 


Into:

PHP Code:

$myarray = array(
  'aa',
  'bb',
  'cc'  ,
  'mynewhackvalue' 
  ); 


Just instruct to add the following line immediate after the original:

PHP Code:

$myarray[] = 'mynewhackvalue'; 


But now we are hijacking a thread.

[jugo]

This is very helpful stuff though....Thanks for AAAALLLLL The info and for the hack.

[MrNase]

Thanks, Iam glad you like it