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killer

11-05-2005, 08:07 AM

hey all, i downloaded the script "EP-DEV Forum News" and have installed it on my site, it is in an iframe, but nothing shows. here is the main code:

<body>
<?php include_once("http://www.gamerz-network.com/forum-news/news.php"); ?>
<center><TD></TD><center>
<?php $forum_obj = ("http://www.gamerz-network.com/forum-news/news.php/");
$forum_obj = ("2"); ?>
</body>
</Table>
</html>

Any help please?
the site is gamerz-network.com (http://www.gamerz-network.com/)

Any help would be very much apreciated
i am using vBulletin version 3.0.9
my msn is: killer@gamerz-network.com if u need to contact me
thanks
killer

Patrick

11-05-2005, 10:50 AM

First off, make sure you are using the latest version! The latest version can always be found on http://www.ep-dev.com

Your absolute path is most definitely wrong.

Go into the script's administration panel and click Settings. Then on the Settings page click "auto-detect" link. Then scroll down and click "Save Config".

If you are on a linux server, your absolute path should look something like /some/folder/to/your/webspace/. If you are on a windows server, your absolute path should look like a file path, for example C:/some/folder/to/your/webspace/ .

Once you have saved your correct absolute path. Go to the "Generate Code" page to generate the code that you should copy and paste into your iframe.php page. Right now your code is most definitely wrong. Make sure you copy and paste the EXACT code that is generated.

killer

11-05-2005, 11:37 AM

ya, done all that, and it says this:

Fatal error: ep_dev_forum_news(): Failed opening required '' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/gamerzn/public_html/forum-news/news.php on line 72

LOL this is meant to be a good script, but i have had it for a few days, and all its dont is p^%^% me about, i realy would liek to use this script, but so far, nothing has worked. here is the iframe code:

<center>
<Table Width=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0>
<body>
<?php include_once("/home/gamerzn/public_html/forum-news/news.php");
$forum_obj = new EP_Dev_Forum_News();
$forum_obj->display_News("5", "2", "0", "0"); ?>
</body>
</Table>
</center>

can u look at that and see whats wrong please?
thanks
killer

Patrick

11-05-2005, 12:28 PM

Ok, according to that error, a variable isn't being set that should be set.

With that information it can be determined that either something has been manually modified in the configuration file with some editor instead of using the control panel OR the script's own absolute path configuration is offset in two different places.

You have two options:
1. You can try what is below.
2. You can send me a private message on these forums with your ftp username & password and I can try to figure out what has happened.
3. You can reinstall and start over ;).

First, did you ever manually modify the configuration file significantly?

Open up the configuration file, config/config.php and make sure the following exists in the file (should be near the very end of the file):

/* ------------------------------
CHANGING THE VALUES BELOW WILL
CAUSE THE ADMIN PANEL TO STOP WORKING
------------------------------ */

$this->SCRIPT['files']['news'] = $this->SCRIPT['absolute_path'] . "news.php";

$this->SCRIPT['folders']['classes'] = $this->SCRIPT['absolute_path'] . "classes/";
$this->SCRIPT['folders']['config'] = $this->SCRIPT['absolute_path'] . "config/";

$this->SCRIPT['folders']['cache'] = $this->SCRIPT['absolute_path'] . "cache/";

$this->SCRIPT['folders']['access'] = $this->SCRIPT['folders']['classes'] . "access/";
$this->SCRIPT['files']['xml'] = $this->SCRIPT['folders']['access'] . "xml.php";
$this->SCRIPT['files']['mysql'] = $this->SCRIPT['folders']['access'] . "mysql.php";
$this->SCRIPT['files']['display'] = $this->SCRIPT['folders']['classes'] . "display.php";

$this->SCRIPT['files']['template'] = $this->SCRIPT['folders']['config'] . "template.php";

$this->SCRIPT['folders']['forums'] = $this->SCRIPT['folders']['classes'] . "sources/";

$this->SCRIPT['version'] = "2.20";

If that looks ok, then it may be that your absolute paths are not matching.

In the same config/config.php file, find:

$this->SCRIPT['absolute_path'] =

It should appear as the following:

$this->SCRIPT['absolute_path'] = "/home/gamerzn/public_html/forum-news/";

If it appears as something different, then manually edit it to look like the above.

Now open news.php and find:

$this->absolute_path =

It should appear as the following:

$this->absolute_path = "/home/gamerzn/public_html/forum-news/";

If it appears as something different, then manually edit it to look like the above.

That is all that I can think of at the moment unless
a ) I can go in and do some additional tests.
b ) Some other information becomes available (such as PHP version number, etc).

I can assure that the script DOES do all that it claims and it works great. EP-Dev.com uses it as well as numerous of other websites. I have tested it on multiple servers with multiple configurations and I use it for my own websites (originally it was a private script for a friend's website that I then decided to develop and add many features to).

killer

11-05-2005, 02:01 PM

YAY YAY YAY!!!! lol this script kicks total butt!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D x10000000000 LOL
i rate this script 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000/10 lol its soo cool, all i did was re install it then do the instructions properly and it worked fine! lol thanks sooooo much!
killer

noobie#33;

11-23-2005, 10:14 PM

Another satisfied customer! lol

Nice work whoever the Dev team are!

Patrick

11-24-2005, 12:02 AM

Another satisfied customer! lol

Nice work whoever the Dev team are!
Dev team = Me.

Unfortunately, no one else has showed interest in the script. Oh well, I had fun making it all the same.