Pop up Private messages anywhere.

Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 4:00 pm

I don't know if anyone is interested in this little trick.
By default, phpBB has a Pop-Up Private message notification built in. However, this ONLY works when you enter the forums.

Here's how to make it so your Pop-Up for PM's work on any page of Nuke.

Credit goes to
feignofdeath aka Elantra
of
http://webpromod.sourceforge.net

Code:

blocks/block-Who_is_online.php (Note: This block must be on the lefthand side for the popup to appear @ every location, if you don't use this block follow alternate step)

Add this chunk on the line before ?> (line 65)

cookiedecode($user);
$username = $cookie[1];
$result = sql_query("select user_new_privmsg from ".$user_prefix."_users where username='$username'", $dbi);
list($numrow) = sql_fetch_row($result, $dbi);
if ($numrow > 0) {
$content .= "<script language='javascript'>\n"
."\n"
."</script>";
}

/////////////////// END OF HACK UNLESS YOU NEED ALTERNATE BLOCK STEP /////////////////////

Alternate Step for 2nd part of hack

first make sure that the block at least has a statement that reads:
global $user, $cookie, $prefix, $dbi, $user_prefix;

this line should be near the top (normally within the first 10 lines of code)
if not add that line as for this hack needs it.

You should now be able to copy this code into any block you want that shows up in the lefthand side:

cookiedecode($user);
$username = $cookie[1];
$result = sql_query("select user_new_privmsg from ".$user_prefix."_users where username='$username'", $dbi);
list($numrow) = sql_fetch_row($result, $dbi);
if ($numrow > 0) {
$content .= "<script language='javascript'>\n"
."\n"
."</script>";
}

/////////////////// END OF ALTERNATE BLOCK STEP HACK ///////////////////////////////////

If you have a problem... Post on the boards @ http://webpromod.sourceforge.net

mikem

Major Joined: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 892

Shouldn't that be changed to something like this?? To avoid the MySQL fetch row result warnings??? (I didn't test this)

Code:

cookiedecode($user);
$username = $cookie[1];
$sql = "select user_new_privmsg from ".$user_prefix."_users where username='$username'";
$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
$row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
$user_new_privmsg = $row[user_new_privmsg];
if ($user_new_privmsg > 0) {
$content .= "<script language='javascript'>\n"
."\n"
."</script>";
}

Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 5:27 pm

probably should be. This code was written for Nuke6.0 with Tom's phpBBport2.0.6, but I have it running as-is on our site running the latest 6.5 release with all patches and it works perfectly.

The uname should defiantely be changed to username...

mikem

Major Joined: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 892

Edit Ooops

Ok here is what I did for 6.5 maybe someone else would like to too Very Happy

In footer.php after
if (eregi("footer.php",$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])) {
Header("Location: index.php");
die();
}

Code:

global $user, $cookie, $prefix, $dbi, $user_prefix;
cookiedecode($user);
$username = $cookie[1];
$sql = "select user_new_privmsg from ".$user_prefix."_users where username='$username'";
$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
$row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
$user_new_privmsg = $row[user_new_privmsg];
if ($user_new_privmsg > 0) {
echo "<script language=\"JavaScript\" src=\"includes/pm.js\"></script>\n";
}

Then upload this file HERE pm.js to your includes directory.

Dunno why I bothered I hate popups in any way shape or form Very Happy

But some people like the pm one for some reason or other Confused

Edit*
Well that don't work for chit in some parts of the site so I guess the gawd dayumed things gotta stay in the block.