[Function] Insert Post

[netclectic]

20031014 - updated to 1.0.7 - Download

• add error_die_function parameter
• add html, bbcode_on, smilies_on parameters
• fix bugs with special chars
• remove check for version specific field names
• added current_time parmeter as suggested by wineknow
• fixed small problem with ' being change to ''
• fixed small bug in insert_post as point out by Pda0

Description:

This functions is used to insert a post into your phpbb forums. It handles all the related bits like updating post counts, indexing search words, etc. The post is inserted for a specific user, so you will have to already have a user setup which you want to use with it.

Features:

• reply to an existing topic
• specify topic type - normal (default), sticky, anouncement
• backwards compatible with some earlier phpbb versions (2.0.0 - 2.0.4)
• returns an array containing both the post_id and the topic_id

In the zip file you will find 2 files:

• functions_insert_post.php - in subdir mods/netclectuc - this is where the insert_post function lives, i've put in a seperate file like this to make it easier to update with a view to adding support for attachments shortly.
  
• test_insert_post.php - in here you will find some examples of how to use the function. It shows the bare necessities (i can feel a song coming on) of how to set it up for use outside of phpbb. The examples show posting a new topic, a new sticky topic, a new announcement and a reply to a topic.

(de-stickified by AbelaJohnB)

[whofarted]

Friggin sweet! thanks

[Drummer4Life05]

Great idea man!

[~/.Hello]

That is a sweet idea, somewhat pointless as you said but cool

[gatty]

thanks mate...works great!

nice idea

[stevie]

This is a really cool thing!

Does it update all the various stuff that wants to be updated, like the word search indexes etc.?

In other words, if I use it to add a post, is there any difference from a post that has been added the regular way?

Thanks. -Steve

[DivScript]

I don't quite get what it's supposed to be for.
Can someone explain please?

Thanks, - Dave.

[netclectic]

It's a function which can be used to insert a post into your forums and that's about it really, it does exactly what it says on the tin

[AbelaJohnB]

netclectic,

Would you mind writing up a bit more doc's on this?

Perhaps 'usages' and stuff like that. If so, than I'll get it into our new 'Docs' section for the MOD section of phpBB!

BBCode is allowed.


Also, I feel this is more the type of thing that belongs in the "MOD Authors" Section, so I'm gonna move it in there <smile>

[netclectic]

No problem, i'll see what i can do...

[ionsurge]

I dont get it what does it do exactly?

[morpheus2matrix]

I dont get it what does it do exactly?

It's a function which can be used to insert a post into your forums

[TechMeister]

A 'How to use' text would be nice

[morpheus2matrix]

check what AbelaJohnB have asked to netclectic

edit :
but a quick example could be :

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$message='This is a test';
$subject = 'Test';
$forum_id = 1; // must be the id if a frum which exist
$user_id = 2; // user_id of the poster
$user_name = 'Morpheus';
$user_attach_sig = 1; // 1 active the sig , 0 not active

function insert_post($message, $subject, $forum_id, $user_id, $user_name, $user_attach_sig)


[TechMeister]

And where could this be put?