UBB.Developers Forums UBB.threads 7 Development How Do I? PhotoPost

I believe I will be jumping in to this today. Can i restrict this so only certain user groups have access to use it but everyone can view it?

Absolutely.

You can use your existing UBB.Threads groups and "import" them into Photopost - then customize what each group should be doing.

how do you import users?

you don't have to. Just select threads as your forum in photopost it autmatically converts over.

is this done at the install stage as it was installed before ubb wasas a standalone ?

I paid for it this morning but they still haven't released my download

no when you install photopost make sure UBBT is installed prior.. then in the install stage tell it to use threads as your forum.

my UBBTHreads dir is /ubbthreads

should I unzip PhotoPost to that directory ie;
/Ubbthreads/PhotoPost

or put it in the webroot
/photopost

or unzip it to match the threads directories, images go in threads/images etc?

I get this error, on install, any ideas

Result: Table 'phoenix_ubb.pp_usergroups' doesn't exist

put uit in webroot Chaos...

okay so phoenix is your act and ubb is your database? your database should be different then your threads database

i dont understand, i'm using and selecting UBB 6.5, are you saying i souldn't install to the ubb database?

I guess I need that same question answered as well.

yes you should create a seperate database for photopost.. I have seperate databases for ubbt, photopost, quizshock, hamweather. I never install apps into the same database, makes moving them a nightmare and seperating them a mess.. heck some even have the same or similar table names. read the photopost instructions it will walk you through the installation..

[]scroungr said:
yes you should create a seperate database for photopost.. I have seperate databases for ubbt, photopost, quizshock, hamweather. I never install apps into the same database, makes moving them a nightmare and seperating them a mess.. heck some even have the same or similar table names. read the photopost instructions it will walk you through the installation.. [/]

so how does Photopost pick up the users info from ubb ?

By accessing the Threads user table.

exactly. it crosses databases and uses the table.

If you really want, you can install Photopost in the same database as UBB.Threads. It does work, I have done it both ways.

But I believe the preferred method is to install them in separate databases.

I had to use the same Database because my host only allows one database per renter so I go around it by using ppst_ for the table prefix instead of w3t. At least I know which is which now.

I have the Total PhotoPost Integration Mod installed as well and everything seems to look good. Do I just add a link to the PhotoPost index to my Language file and I am done?

*edit* one slight error in my admin/config panel the stylesheet is working for the menus except every other line is black instead of the default color so I cant read the text *edit*

Correction- the blacked out lines are in the edit options menu-every other one is black

i get this error when installing


Result: Table 'phoenix_ubb.pp_usergroups' doesn't exist

Database handle: Resource id #10

thats telling you that for the user phoenix the table pp_usergroups does not exist in the ubb database. can you use PhPMyAdmin and check if it is?

no it isn't ubb6.5 uses the table

w3t_users
and
w3t_groups

[]ChAoS said:
Correction- the blacked out lines are in the edit options menu-every other one is black [/]

thats cause the stylesheet you are using most likely has a dark (black) background color for alternatetable tag.. you have a couple of options... change the stylesheet, change the alternatetable tag in the stylesheet, or in adm-options.php in the photopost directory find

if ($proceed == 1) {
if ( $fillcolor == 1) {
$ckcolor = "{$Style['alternatetable']}";
$fillcolor=0;
}
else {
$ckcolor = "{$Style['tddetails']}";
$fillcolor=1;
}


and change to

if ($proceed == 1) {
if ( $fillcolor == 1) {
$ckcolor = "{$Style['tddetails']}";
$fillcolor=0;
}
else {
$ckcolor = "{$Style['tddetails']}";
$fillcolor=1;
}

btw thats really a photopost question and really should be directed over to www.photopost.com.

Thanks scroungr , I was wondering when I would get that

I had noticed the thread was growing-feel free to lock it.

Thanks again

scroungr, any ideas about my post further up?

yes but the photopost is trying to use the pp_usergroups table..

is this in your install or when you look at the photopost page? under photpost you must have

User Registration System set to threads
the uder database table prefix set to w3t_

send me a PM with an act that I can look at on your system. easiest is to send me a url link and for you to create a user called threadsdev with a password of threadsdev with admin rights so I can putter around then change it back to user only rights after I am done. shoot me a PM.

works like a dream now, thanks for all your help

Ok lockee lockee