[nima6]

Im trying to include an external php file in the VB template. I found this tutorial. I've added the following plugin with Global_Start as the Hook Location.

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And then I'm calling for {vb:raw includedheader} in the FORUMDISPLAY file.

Nothing is showing up in my template though.

[kh99]

You need to add this:

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[nima6]

Thanks

Where would i include that?

[Lynne]

[vBulletin 4] Simple way of including an external PHP file

[kh99]

Originally Posted by nima6

Thanks

Where would i include that?

At the end, as in the article Lynne linked to. And sorry, BTW, what I posted actually had an error in it.

[nima6]

So this is what i have right now:

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And using {vb:raw includedheader} in the "header" file in the template.

Its still not working

[kh99]

Sorry, I probably confused you with my error. This should work:

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with this in the header template: {vb:raw includedheader}

(the variable names needed to match in the ob_get_contents() and preRegister lines).

[ICThawk]

I have a very similar question. My site is www.wavingthewheat.com

I am using a php script to count the number of rows in a table on the database. The script is loaded at www.wavingthewheat.com/chatuser.php

I am trying to have the output of that file displayed in my navbar template. I have created a plugin with the following code

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In my navbar template I have {vb:raw includedphp} as part of the Chat link.

The php script works and displays the number of online users, however I can't get anything to display in the template using the plugin.

[kh99]

Originally Posted by ICThawk

The php script works and displays the number of online users, however I can't get anything to display in the template using the plugin.

It looks like you've misspelled 'navbar' in your preregister call.

[nima6]

Originally Posted by kh99

Sorry, I probably confused you with my error. This should work:

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with this in the header template: {vb:raw includedheader}

(the variable names needed to match in the ob_get_contents() and preRegister lines).

That worked. Thanks a bunch.

--------------- Added 31 Aug 2011 at 20:45 ---------------

I must the most idiot on this forums.

I'm trying to include a second php file (for footer this time) and am having problems again.

This time this is what im using:

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and {vb:raw includedfooter}

That doesnt work either. I changed the includedphp to includedfphp because using just the includedphp didnt work. I assumed it was because that variable was already being used elsewhere so i changed it (nothing happened though)

[ICThawk]

Originally Posted by kh99

It looks like you've misspelled 'navbar' in your preregister call.

Good catch. Sadly with that fixed it still doesn't work. Ideas?

[nima6]

It is official. I am an idiot. I had a spelling error as well

[kh99]

Originally Posted by ICThawk

Good catch. Sadly with that fixed it still doesn't work. Ideas?

Which hook are you using? Try using parse_templates if you aren't already.

[ICThawk]

Originally Posted by kh99

Which hook are you using? Try using parse_templates if you aren't already.

I don't know what parse templates are.

I used the hook global_start. execution order 5.

Does the PHP code need to be contained in <?php tags?

Here is the code in my php file in case it matters.

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[kh99]

You don't need the <?php in plugin code.

'parse_templates' is a different hook location, but 'global_start' will work so you're OK.

I think you had another typo in the code you posted above (there's an extra space in 'includedphp ', which I now see is a typo in the "Rendering Templates..." article).

Try this:

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BTW, not to confuse things further, but you could also do something like this in the plugin:

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and {vb:raw num_chatting} in the template, and you wouldn't need the external file.