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MOD Version Check

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Modification name: MOD Version Check
Author: Handyman`
Modification description: Adds a version check to your board to keep up to date on all your mods
Modification version: 1.0.3
Tested on phpBB version: 3.0.0

Download file: mod_version_check.zip
File size: 37940 Bytes

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The phpBB Team is not responsible nor required to provide support for this modification. By installing this MOD, you acknowledge that the phpBB Support Team or phpBB Modifications Team may not be able to provide support.

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MOD Version Check

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Modification validated/released

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Re: MOD Version Check

Post by crackerboy »

Does this mod check all the mods i have installled on my forum?
If so i will install it
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Re: MOD Version Check

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Pretty sure it checks those in the MODDB.
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Re: MOD Version Check

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it does neither… it only checks MODs that have a MOD Version Check file included.
If you install a MOD that has a MOD Version Check file included, you'll want to install this to make sure you keep it up to date :)
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Re: MOD Version Check

Post by MX-3.com »

Excuse my ingorance on this, but how would we know if a MOD we added to our forum, has a MOD Version Check Number File?

Thanks!
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Post by A_Jelly_Doughnut »

There would be an XML file in the /adm/mods/ directory after you install the MOD.

At the moment, the only MODs I know of using this are by Handyman and Highway of Life.
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Re: MOD Version Check

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Other MOD authors are also very welcome to take advantage of this very useful module ;)
It will give their MOD extra value, and is very handy for the user of their MODs.
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Re: MOD Version Check

Post by stokerpiller »

Nice, I also hope that all mod authors will use it.
Thanks Handyman
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Re: MOD Version Check

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very usefull MOD

Thanks Handyman ;)
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Re: MOD Version Check

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Hey! Maybe I'll add a check file to my mods!
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Handyman` wrote:it does neither… it only checks MODs that have a MOD Version Check file included.
If you install a MOD that has a MOD Version Check file included, you'll want to install this to make sure you keep it up to date :)
How about a method that doesn't involve two extra files that need to be kept updated for every version? The existing installation instructions should have all the required info save for the remote location of the XML version file. So what about just having MOD authors add one line to their instructions specifying this location, like:

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<instructions href="http://www.example.com/install.xml" />
Then use the database to keep track of local version numbers. Have the user extract the MOD to the mods directory, where your script will scan whenever the user clicks on the tab. It can even break them down into categories: MODs that are stored in the database and in the directory, MODs in the database that aren't in the directory, and MODs in the directory that aren't in the database. Or for a simpler implementation, just have the user browse to the install instructions file they want to add.
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Re: MOD Version Check

Post by Jonnsn »

a list of mods which can use this mod version check would be kinda useful :)
or a sign like the modX-inside.... ;)
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Jonnsn wrote:a list of mods which can use this mod version check would be kinda useful :)
or a sign like the modX-inside.... ;)
Excellent idea… I'll come up with something :)

Please note, there are future plans for this MOD, but I won't say what features will be added at this moment.
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Re: MOD Version Check

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Handyman` wrote:Excellent idea… I'll come up with something :)
Please note, there are future plans for this MOD, but I won't say what features will be added at this moment.
looking forward on both of it :D
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