HOWTO: Run Multiple bbtoNuke (Forums) Modules in phpNuke

Site Admin Joined: Aug 17, 2003 Posts: 12397

I've not found anyone that's shown how to do this, so I'm doing it myself. Hopefully I can get some feedback and help squash the errors.

This is basically a mod guide, so I'm assuming you already know how to at least follow directions, copy & paste code into the files, and upload them.

Assumptions: phpNuke 6.5 or higher running bbtoNuke 2.0.4 or higher.
(I'm running phpNuke 6.7 with the latest bbtoNuke 2.0.6, but I believe this should work for all above. Can I get confirmation on this?)

I know this is hardcoded stuff, and there probably is a better way to do this using tables, but I'm too lazy to rewrite all the files to do this Smile

So here we go:

Code:

Assuming your second forum is named 'Forums2'... go ahead and replace it with whatever name you feel like.

--- [ COPY FOLDER ] ---
/modules/Forums to /modules/Forums2

--- [COPY DATABASE ] ---
This will create a second database for the forum with the '_bb2' prefix

Either:
take the nuke.sql install file, copy the nuke_bb* forum instructions, replace all '_bb' strings with '_bb2' (WARNING: one exception: 'enable_bbcode' field in the _bbposts table)
Or
Just copy each _bb* table directly, assuming a fresh install

--- [EDIT includes/constants.php] ---
AFTER
//Table names

ADD
if ($module_name == 'Forums2'){
$bbprefix = 'bb2';
}
else {
$bbprefix = 'bb';
}

REPLACE in all table definitions
bb

WITH
'.$bbprefix.'

--- [EDIT modules/Forums2/nukebb.php] ---
SET
$modulename = 'Forums2';

--- [EDIT modules/Forums2/admin/common.php] ---
BEFORE
include($root_path . 'includes/constants.'.$phpEx);

ADD
$module_name = 'Forums2';

--- [EDIT modules/Forums2/admin/pagestart.php] ---
BEFORE
include("../../../mainfile.php");

ADD
$module_name = 'Forums2';

--- [EDIT modules/Forums2/common.php] ---
BEFORE

if ($forum_admin == 1) {

ADD

$module_name = 'Forums2';

--- [EDIT (original forums) modules/Forums/admin/common.php] ---
BEFORE
include($root_path . 'includes/constants.'.$phpEx);

ADD
$module_name = 'Forums';

--- [EDIT (original forums) modules/Forums/admin/pagestart.php] ---
BEFORE
include("../../../mainfile.php");

ADD
$module_name = 'Forums';

--- [EDIT includes/page_tail.php] ---
FIND
append_sid("modules/Forums/admin/index.$phpEx?admin=1") . '">' . $lang['Admin_panel'] . '</a><br /><br />' : '';

REPLACE WITH
append_sid("modules/".$module_name."/admin/index.$phpEx?admin=1") . '">' . $lang['Admin_panel'] . '</a><br /><br />' : '';

--- [EDIT includes/sessions.php] ---
FIND
function append_sid($url, $non_html_amp = false)

In this function
REPLACE
global $SID, $admin;

WITH
global $SID, $admin, $module_name;

REPLACE
All instances of 'Forums'

WITH
".$module_name."

--- [EDIT includes/page_header.php] ---
(If you don't want the stupid title bar to be $sitename: Forums2)

COMMENT OUT OR EDIT THIS LINE:
title("$sitename: $mod_name");

ADMIN LINKS for 7.5 and higher

Code:

---IN Forums2/admin/forums.php

FIND
case "Forums":
Header("Location: modules/Forums/admin/index.php");

Replace with

case "Forums2":
Header("Location: module/".$module_name."/admin/index.php

--- IN Forums2/admin/case.php

FIND

case "Forums":
include("modules/Forums/admin/forums.php

REPLACE

case "Forums2":
include("modules/".$module_name."/admin/forums.php");

--- IN Forums2/admin/links.php

FIND

adminmenu("".$admin_file.".php?op=forums", "Forums", "forums.gif");

REPLACE

adminmenu("".$admin_file.".php?op=forums2", "Forums2", "forums.gif");

Here's my list of problems so far:
Since certain things are shared with the nuke tables, obviously there will not be independent things for each forum: post count, signatures, private messages, profiles, avatars.
Some configurations need to be sync'd like Avatars: (ie if you have linked avatars on one forum, it won't show on the other forum unless you enable it there too)

I hope this helps somebody. And eventually I want to make this easier to install, but a few hard-coded areas isn't so bad.

Tell me what you think.

Site Admin Joined: Aug 17, 2003 Posts: 12397

Oh, I hope to go through the Google Tap changes too, unless someone else posts it.

Too tired to do it right now Smile

Site Admin Joined: Aug 17, 2003 Posts: 12397

And here we go.. assuming you already have Google Tap in-place and working:

Code:

--- [EDIT header.php] ---

REPLACE
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Web_Links'"

WITH
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Web_Links'",
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Forums2&file=viewtopic&t=([0-9]+)&postdays=([0-9]+)&postorder=asc&start=([0-9]+)'",
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Forums2&file=viewforum&f=([0-9]+)&topicdays=([0-9]+)&start=([0-9]+)'",
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Forums2&file=viewforum&f=([0-9]*)&mark=topics'",
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Forums2&file=viewforum&f=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Forums2&file=viewtopic&t=([0-9]*)&view=newest'",
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Forums2&file=viewtopic&t=([0-9]*)&start=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Forums2&file=viewtopic&t=([0-9]*)&highlight=([/:\-\'(){}.&=_a-zA-Z0-9 ]*)'",
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Forums2&file=viewtopic&(p|t)=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Forums2&file=posting&t=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Forums2&file=index&c=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Forums2&file=index'"

REPLACE
"links.html"

WITH

"links.html",
"f2-postx\\1-\\2-\\3.html",
"f2-forumx\\1-\\2-\\3.html",
"f2-markread\\1.html",
"f2-forum\\1.html",
"f2-newposts\\1.html",
"f2-posts\\1-\\2.html",
"f2-postlite\\1-\\2.html",
"f2-post\\1\\2.html",
"f2-fvote\\1.html",
"f2-forum-cat\\1.html",
"f2-forums.html"

--- [EDIT .htaccess] ---
ADD AT THE END

#Forums2
RewriteRule ^f2-forums.html modules.php?name=Forums2
RewriteRule ^f2-forums.* modules.php?name=Forums2&file=index
RewriteRule ^f2-forumx([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+).html modules.php?name=Forums2&file=viewforum&f=$1&topicdays=$2&start=$3
RewriteRule ^f2-postlite([0-9]*)-([[:punct:]/:\-\'(){}.&=_a-zA-Z0-9\ ]*).html

modules.php?name=Forums2&file=viewtopic&t=$1&highlight=$2
RewriteRule ^f2-forum([1-9][0-9]*).* modules.php?name=Forums2&file=viewforum&f=$1
RewriteRule ^f2-posts([0-9]*)-([0-9]*).html modules.php?name=Forums2&file=viewtopic&t=$1&start=$2
RewriteRule ^f2-postx([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+).html

modules.php?name=Forums2&file=viewtopic&t=$1&postdays=$2&postorder=asc&start=$3
RewriteRule ^f2-post(p|t)([1-9][0-9]*).* modules.php?name=Forums2&file=viewtopic&$1=$2
RewriteRule ^f2-markread([0-9]*).html modules.php?name=Forums2&file=viewforum&f=$1&mark=topics
RewriteRule ^f2-newposts([0-9]*).html modules.php?name=Forums2&file=viewtopic&t=$1&view=newest
RewriteRule ^f2-fvote([0-9]*).html modules.php?name=Forums2&file=posting&mode=vote&t=$1

I assume this should work for further duplicates of the Forums module.

Everywhere, replacing 'Forums2' and 'f2' with whatever you've named them.

Hope someone here can find this useful, and help me squash the bugs.

Site Admin Joined: Aug 17, 2003 Posts: 12397

Fix for the post reviews:

--- [EDIT modules/Forums2/common.php] ---
BEFORE

if ($forum_admin == 1) {

ADD

$module_name = 'Forums2';

Nuke Cadet Joined: Dec 05, 2003 Posts: 3

Hi. I tryed what you said with the phpnuke 6.9 and got this error under the forums2

phpBB : Critical Error

Could not query config information

DEBUG MODE

SQL Error : 1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '.config' at line 2

SELECT * FROM nuke_.$bbprefix.config

Line : 214
File : D:\Software Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\modules\Family_Forums\common.php

i checked everything 3 or 4 times and it is all correct. And just for me to know do you HAVE to have a second database or can the bb2 tables be created in the same db?

Thanks in advance,
Whitey

Nuke Cadet Joined: Jan 08, 2004 Posts: 1

Big kudo's Evaders99 - I've been beating my head against this one for a while, and just found this - what a godsend!!!! Very Happy

I have done some stuff and packaged it up - it's proly not what everyone needs, but it worked for me a treat, so I'll share..... Cool

Grab it here. Modify if you can improve Razz

and post it back - would like it a little cleaner, but don't have the time right now......

Thanks again Evaders99!

Nuke Cadet Joined: Apr 02, 2004 Posts: 8

Is this all and good or is there an update for this?

Site Admin Joined: Aug 17, 2003 Posts: 12397

There seems to be no real difference from the BBToNuke 2.0.x core and the phpNuke 6.5+/7+ core that would really affect it.

I have it running on the BBToNuke 2.08 and phpNuke 6.9, modding the original files everytime they are updated. There shouldn't be any problem following the above steps.

(If you've noticed, this thread is old. So don't trust that download for the latest files. Better if you mod them yourself using the latest BBToNuke core)

Nuke Cadet Joined: Apr 02, 2004 Posts: 8

it worked like a charm.............so much thanks.... www.xtreme-area.com you can see a sep. game and overclockers forums up now.

Nuke Cadet Joined: Apr 02, 2004 Posts: 8

Well works perfectly except when you make a reply in the topic review box the following errors show. any help fixing would indeed be greatly appreciated.......... but again would like to thankyou for getting me this far. the name of my second forums is xtremeoverclockers incase it was not obvious hee hee.

Warning: main(modules/Tavern/extension.inc): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in W:\www\modules\XtremeOverClockers\posting.php on line 72

Warning: main(): Failed opening 'modules/Tavern/extension.inc' for inclusion (include_path='.;/usr/local/PHP/includes;/usr/local/PHP/pear') in W:\www\modules\XtremeOverClockers\posting.php on line 72

Warning: main(modules/Tavern/common.): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in W:\www\modules\XtremeOverClockers\posting.php on line 73

Warning: main(): Failed opening 'modules/Tavern/common.' for inclusion (include_path='.;/usr/local/PHP/includes;/usr/local/PHP/pear') in W:\www\modules\XtremeOverClockers\posting.php on line 73

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: message_die() in W:\www\includes\topic_review.php on line 84

Nuke Cadet Joined: Apr 02, 2004 Posts: 8

nevermind i found it refering to line posting.php i didnt change the name great mod! its gold! Now just need to create more for each game type ect heehee Laughing

Site Admin Joined: Aug 17, 2003 Posts: 12397

Excellant - looks good!

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:41 am

Ok this is really pisen me off that i cant do this...
i downloaded the .zip file and fallowed directions exactly and i changed the name to DarkenedRealms and im on nuke 7.2 when i got to edit the forums it edits both forums.. so when i add a fourm on Forums it show in both Forums and DarkenedRealms... ive tryed evrything and ive done it over thousands of times someone please help

Site Admin Joined: Aug 17, 2003 Posts: 12397

Again, I don't recommend the Zip file. You want your latest files modified, so do it yourself.

I will do this for your installation, if you PM me the relevant info to access your files.

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:48 pm

ok what? :/