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I am looking into creating a site to go with my UBB forums. I was wondering if someone could tell me how UBBDev did thier homepage. It's one of teh better potals that I've seen around and was wondering how it was set up. Was PHP used or was SSI?

I've downloaded PHP Nuke and have been trying to get the Calendar hack for UBB v 6.3 to work with it. Unfortunantly, I can't figure out how to get the SSI script and PHP to play together.

I know I've asked alot of questions here. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

UBBDev use SSI Calling for the Latest Threads/Hacks, UBBNews and Calendar.

As for the PHP Nuke, go to add a block but select PHP code type block. One you do that, use the include line to put it in. If you don't have an include line that you can remember I can get you one.

Thanks LD! I'm gonna go try that and let you know how I made out.

BTW if that doesn't work and you used an include line with a at the end of it, try removing the two bits I mentioned.

It seems that I'm not getting it . I go to "Add a Block" but I don't see an option to add a PHP code block.I'm trying to add the calendar hack to the page:

[code][/code]The fields I have to choose from are:
Title
RSS/RDF file URL
Filename
Content
Position
Activate
Refresh Time
and Who Can View This

Do I have to take the SSI code for teh Calendar Hack and make it into a PHP file?

No SSI code on PHP, you need to use the include call I mentioned. And try a "Filename" block.

There should be a PHP Script option... Are you sure you have the latest version of Rogue? (Go to the PostNuke site, get the very latest stable version... You should find it here .)

Then, it's

[code][/code]in the PHP Script box.

I tried adding it to every other type of block and couldn't get it to work...

He's using PHP Nuke, not PostNuke CTM.

Oh, yeah... Damn, I always get those two confused... <.<;; Never mind... The code that you'll need to add to the box will stay the same...

Maybe be different for PHP Nuke, there are a few different PHP calls.

[code][/code]Isn't that standard PHP code though?

Yes, thats what should work.

That will not work. PHP include() calls in a FILE, not executes a program.

The closest you're gonna get is doing a web request for it, assuming your host has installed the PHP bits that allow it to make such requests..

Hey where cna I get UBB News?

UBBNews for UBB 6.1 can be found here .

ubbdev.com homepage uses:[code][/code]And it works fine.

Cool, thank's LK. Lemme try that.

Thanks CTM

Well, it seems that the calendar just doesn't want to display. I get the infamous PHP "include_path" error even though I have the code written right I think.

[code][/code]This is the code I'm using. I've been putting it into it's own PHP file and uploading it to the "blocks" directory. Anyone have any ideas?

Maybe the calendar is just a lost cause for this site.

Oh, I also tried the "virtual" command you recomended LK and the whole site went crazy. I just replaced the "include" tag with it.

Try this code:

include("./cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=calendar_ssi");

And if that doesn't work, are you putting in the FULL url?

Well, LD it's not working and I'm not using the entire path either. I'm just using the path in the code I posted before. I get the following error:

[code][/code]I shouldn't get this b/c I have the "./" at the beginning of the path.

This is starting to get me frustrated. It's probably my host's fault .

Your inclusion path says C: and your block-calendar.php says D:...

Windows server?

Yeah TheX

I am a Windows Professional but a PHP no0bie. I know that you use the C:include_dir type of command in the PHP.ini to set the include directory but you need a virtual since you're on a hosted server...you might be able to use a require. I found this.

quote:

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The path for the include command is set by the include_path setting in the
php.ini file, which defaults to the current directory.

For a site-wide include that doesn't require settings in php.ini, consider
using something like:

require($DOCUMENT_ROOT . "/header.html");

For security reasons, though, be careful about including PHP code this
way... it's better to keep it outside the document root directory, where
it is only accessible by file sytem commands.

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