A whole lot of questions...

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 9:02 pm

I've got a lot of questions. You don't have to answer all of them at once, but if you have the answers to one or two of them, it would really help.

1. How do I create a page before a user registers that shows my site’s TOS, and the user must click a box at the bottom that says, “I agree to this site’s Terms of Service”? I have seen it on other sites, but I am not sure on how to get it on mine.
2. When upgrading my site (I currently have 7.0.), do I just download the upgrades for 7.0 or can I use the upgrades for 7.0, and then use the upgrades for 7.6? I noticed the upgrades for 7.0 haven’t been updated as recently as other versions have.
3. Is there anyway to make the message board administration part of the regular CP? It takes me to that special part when I click on phpbb admin in the CP, but there is no link to log out in that special part.
4. Do you know of a module that will allow users to create their own site as a part of mine? I don’t want them to have a subdomain.
5. Is there a way to make a module accessible only by staff?
6. Where can I download the work board module?
7. Do you know where I can find staff pages that would automatically update when a download is posted with a staff member as the author? Or one that staff can customize?
8. How do I make image previews of downloads appear as a thumbnail, so when users click the thumbnail the full size image pops-up in another window?
9. Where can I get a countdown block like the one on this site? Where can find a latest downloads block/downloads summary block? How can I create a link to me block where the HTML code appears so people can copy and paste it?

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2. When upgrading my site (I currently have 7.0.), do I just download the upgrades for 7.0 or can I use the upgrades for 7.0, and then use the upgrades for 7.6? I noticed the upgrades for 7.0 haven’t been updated as recently as other versions have.

You have to run the upgrade scripts in order: 7.0-7.1, 7.1-7.2, etc. That updates the database only. You have to overlay your files with the files from whatever version you want to end up with.

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3. Is there anyway to make the message board administration part of the regular CP? It takes me to that special part when I click on phpbb admin in the CP, but there is no link to log out in that special part.

Just click on the PHPBB image at the top left. That should return you to your Forums.

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5. Is there a way to make a module accessible only by staff?

Not without installing something like NSN Groups.

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6. Where can I download the work board module?

http://nukescripts.net

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9. Where can I get a countdown block like the one on this site? Where can find a latest downloads block/downloads summary block? How can I create a link to me block where the HTML code appears so people can copy and paste it?

What countdown block? Try NSN Downloads or EDLv2.1. Do you mean like my Link To Me block on the left?

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 1:51 pm

By countdown block I mean one that shows an image and counts down the number of days until an event. I thought you use to have one here for Christmas. Something like the block at [ Only registered users can see links on this board! Get registered or login! ] I can't find the HTML code to make it work. All I find is java.

And by link to us block, I do mean like the one you have. I can't get the box to appear with the HTML code. Everytime I try and create it, it shows the actual link.

What HTML code did you use to make the banners of your recommended sites move? (The block is on your site on the bottom right.)

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 2:04 pm

The Christmas block is available in my download area. You have to use JavaScript because HTML code is stateless, meaning it only displays, it can't do stuff.

The link to us block simply uses a textarea tag Smile

The MARQUEE tag does the scrolling.

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 3:59 pm

buildingmaster01 wrote:

5. Is there a way to make a module accessible only by staff?

As an alternative to using an add-on, I've limited access to certain modules by using the built-in USER GROUPS [ example.com/admin.php?op=Groups ] in php-nuke 7.3 (might be available in other versions). I created a group ( e.g. LimitedAccess ) and set the points needed to 999999999 -- which users normally cannot achieve on my site. I then set the Users Group for the particular module within the Modules Edit pages accordingly ( e.g. to LimitedAccess ).

I then used phpmyadmin to edit the specific users' points (column points in table nuke_users ) to be greater than the minimum needed.

Hope that helps as an alternative.

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 8:18 pm

Yep, that should work. Thanks for all the help! I still have some more questions...

11. How to I make my time format different? From military format to month day, year. Then, I want to change it from Greenwich time to EST time. How do I do that?
12. How do I get a chat module that works with the registration system?
13. Where can I download great themes for free? I mean ones with a toolbar on top, all the fancy things like that.
14. If I replaced my current web links module with a banner exchange module (which would require me to change the Your Account module, too), would it delete my current links/any users? Should I delete the web links module after switching to the banner exchange?
15. My member’s list is appearing out of order when I sort it. Some of the months are out of order. How do I fix this?
16. I tried to install a couple new modules (Coppermine and one to let users create their own webpage). They aren’t working, or they aren’t what I want. Should I edit the database since I will be deleting the files from my site’s directory?

Obviously, I wasn't the person who installed phpnuke for my site. The person who was going to teach me php is no longer with my host. You don't have to answer them all, a couple would be a great help.

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:04 pm

17. Does anyone know where I can find a good download of Google Tap?
18. I have my site on 7 for the graphics check, but the security code isn't appearing at all. I am using the Site Info block you have for download, but it still isn't appearing.

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:42 pm

19. How do I change the default theme on my site?
20. This may be a related to number 18, but my site says there are 8 waiting members. How can that be? Eight people have not registered in the last 24 hours? What could be the problem? It may be the same one you had at this site. i tried registering myself. Looks like the email is not being sent out.
21. Google bot seems to spend a lot of time at my site. The robots.txt file and the favicon.ico files are missing. Could those files be affecting the time Google Bot spends at my site? What should I stop the robot from reaching? I think the site has had bandwidth problems because of this, so please help on this one and number 20. Registration issues and bandwidth issues are things I would really like to have resolved.

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:27 am

Here is what I have in my robots.txt file:

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User-agent: *


Disallow: admin.php


Disallow: /admin/


Disallow: /images/


Disallow: /includes/


Disallow: /themes/


Disallow: /blocks/


Disallow: /modules/


Disallow: /language/

Make sure this file is in your root nuke directory.

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:30 am

Thank you! That was a quick response. Smile

Now I just have to figure out the waiting members problem.

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:35 am

buildingmaster01 wrote:

19. How do I change the default theme on my site?

Admin Panel > Preferences

Should be one of the first 15 settings you see at the top.

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:43 am

Duh.... lol Smile

Lost track of where it was. lol Thanks again.

I found some good themes, so that answered another one of my questions.

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:50 am

Raven wrote:

The Christmas block is available in my download area. You have to use JavaScript because HTML code is stateless, meaning it only displays, it can't do stuff.

The link to us block simply uses a textarea tag Smile

The MARQUEE tag does the scrolling.

The Christmas block works great. Thanks! (Even though there is a long time till Christmas again. lol)

I have the banners at my site on the marquee tag, but the code to stop it on the mouseover doesn't want to work. How would I enable that ability?

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:42 pm

I thought I fixed the problem, but I didn't. The emails are still not sending. I have the Resend_Activate_Delete block working, but it still doesn't send the emails. Please help.

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:19 pm

Does the Feedback module send you an email?

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:25 pm

Nope nothing. I found a script online to test my mail connection that you might know of.

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<?
if (isset($submit)) $resultMsg = 'Mailed - This just means that the PHP mail() function is working.<br />If you do not receive the email, then there is probably something wrong with your SMTP setup.';
else $resultMsg = '';
echo "<form action=\"".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]."\" method=post>Input your email address to test";
echo "<br />";
echo "<input type=text name=addy size=50>";
echo "<br />";
echo "<br />";
echo "<input type=submit name=submit></form>";
if (isset($submit)&&!empty($addy)) {
unset($submit);
mail($addy,'Test message','Did you get this?') or die('ERROR');
echo($resultMsg);
unset($resultMsg);
die();
}
?>

It doesn't send an email either. I have the path to send mail, but I don't know what to do with it and what else I need.

I tried running analyze.php to test the smtp setting, but it isn't sending an email there either. I was able to view my php.ini, and I think the setting in there may be off. I need my host to change it now for multiple reasons.

Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:52 pm

I emailed my host, and he said it was on my side. He said that I should reinstall my back-up SQL beacuse I might of installed a bad module.

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:41 pm

I doubt it was a bad module now. I reset my email at my site to my webmaster address, and I can send emails through my email address. I can send it through the contact us module and the analyze.php file.

It's one that ends @mydomain.com, so I emailed my host because I read in php-nuke howto that sometimes hosts set the mail server to only send out to their own domain. He emailed me back that he has fixed the problem with the mail setting, but I just tested my site. It isn't sending the email still. I wonder if there is more than one setting he might of forgot? Like to allow mail scripting?

I am sorry, I should of started a separate thread for this one problem. I hoped it was a one or two liner like my other questions.