[Done 1.5.2] Ultimate Shoutbox v.1.3

[PioneeR]

the "view all" timestamps are server ones.

any chance of a tweak to take in account the offset?  

[haase]

It should be fixed in the latest version...  you can download just shout.php in the first post in this thread.

[loudog]

Just FYI this seems to work with Version 1.53 with no problems. I went to boardmod, uninstalled shoutbox, then downloaded version yabb se update 1.53 (which is only two files different--- instantmessage.php, and index.php) I saved the old versions of index.php, and instantmessage.php just in case) then added the two new versions. Once I did that, I then went back to boardmod, and re-intalled shoutbox, and uploaded only index.php, and instantmessage.php the second time, since none of the other files had changed in 1.53. It sounds complicated, but it took me about 5 minutes. And thanks again Greg, my board members love it, especialy on slow days.

PS: You will also (on boardmod) have to uninstall, then re-install smilies mod, I figured that out after the fact, so it would be easier to do them both at the same time, if you have smilies installed.

[David]

This is what I have done to only keep 8 shouts.

Added to bottom of shout function.

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// Find and delete old shouts.
 $result = mysql_query('SELECT count(id), MIN(id) FROM shoutbox);
 list ($shoutcount, $id) = mysql_fetch_row($result);
 mysql_free_result($result);

 if($shoutcount - 8 > 0)
    mysql_query('DELETE FROM shoutbox WHERE id='.$id);

[haase]

This is what I have done to only keep 8 shouts.

Added to bottom of shout function.

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// Find and delete old shouts.
 $result = mysql_query('SELECT count(id), MIN(id) FROM shoutbox);
 list ($shoutcount, $id) = mysql_fetch_row($result);
 mysql_free_result($result);

 if($shoutcount - 8 > 0)
    mysql_query('DELETE FROM shoutbox WHERE id='.$id);

There is already a function in the shout.php file that does this, and can be called from the "view all shouts" page if you are an admin.  If you wish to have the shoutbox do this automatically, you should find this code:

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header("Location: $HTTP_POST_VARS[qstr]");
}


and add above it:

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delete_all_shouts();


The delete_all_shouts function is as follows:

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function delete_all_shouts()
{
   global $txt, $color, $cgi, $img, $imagesdir, $db_prefix, $modSettings, $realNames, $scripturl;


   $result = mysql_query("SELECT id FROM {$db_prefix}shoutbox ORDER BY ID") or database_error(__FILE__, __LINE__);

//count the rows returned
   $rows = mysql_num_rows($result);

//subtrack the shoutlimit from the last row to be deleted
   $i = $rows - $modSettings['shoutlimit'];

   if ($i > 0) {
//find the id number for that row
      mysql_data_seek($result, ($i-1));
      $r = mysql_fetch_array($result);

      $delpoint = $r['id'];

//delete everything in the database that has that id or lower
      $result = mysql_query("DELETE FROM {$db_prefix}shoutbox WHERE id<='$delpoint'");
         if (!$result) { fatal_error($pptxt[16]); }

      }
   shout_archive();
}


[PioneeR]

My shoutbox has just stopped working??

It looks like it has just got full! It scrolling the old messages.

When you try to add though... it just click thru.. but doesnt add? (no error message)

I have emptied it (view all and delete), still no good.

check the mysql tables too.. looks ok.

Any ideas?

[PioneeR]

found out what was causing it to just stop.

the ID in the shoutbox table is only a tinyint.. so once it got to 127.. that was it.

changed it to INT.. all is well again now  

[haase]

umm...  I think that came up in the thread over at PfaBB and I suggested everyone change it.  Sorry I forgot to bring it up over here.

[David]

If you htmlspecialchar you should de entity it too.

$message=html_entity_decode($r['message'], ENT_QUOTES);

[haase]

If you htmlspecialchar you should de entity it too.

$message=html_entity_decode($r['message'], ENT_QUOTES);

I'll look into it.  I took 99% of the $message code from a 1.5.1 version of Sources/Post.php.  There's no entity decode in that version.

[David]

I'll look into it.  I took 99% of the $message code from a 1.5.1 version of Sources/Post.php.  There's no entity decode in that version.

It didn't seem to become an issue until things like

"'
''"
'''

etc

I've also done quite a bit of rewriting of it for the copy for BN so it performs as we needed.  Mainly removed all the different options.  I am more than willing to help clean up the code of your next version if you want.

[haase]

I am more than willing to help clean up the code of your next version if you want.

Sorry, I didn't realize it was so sloppy.  I've been told by others that my code is fairly clean for someone who never looked at php source until January of this year.   I tell you what.  I'll give it another go when Enigma comes out, and if I have trouble getting it to work, I'll let you know.

[haase]

Actually, I spoke too soon.  I would like to see what you've done.  I'm at the point in coding where the only way I'm going to be getting any better is for someone to comb through it and tell give me ideas.  How about after the new version of Yabb SE comes out, I'll convert the mod and send it to you for review before I release it.

[Herby]

I have installed shout box with supermod. I found the settings of the shout box in the supermod-settings-admin-panel.

But there is no shout box at the frontpage of my yabbse 1.54-board. I thougt, I had to integrate the tag "<yabb shout>" into my template, but no success. What I have to do???

Thank you so much!

Herbert

[Shadow's Pawn]

I have installed shout box with supermod. I found the settings of the shout box in the supermod-settings-admin-panel.

But there is no shout box at the frontpage of my yabbse 1.54-board. I thougt, I had to integrate the tag "<yabb shout>" into my template, but no success. What I have to do???

Thank you so much!

Herbert

You should probably ask supermod about this.  Who knows what changes they might have had to make to the code to get it to fit.
Try going to supermod.org and ask them for help.