[2.0.17] Anonymous Forums

Post by **Extensions Robot** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:10 pm

MOD Name: Anonymous Forums
Author: cYbercOsmOnauT
MOD Description: This mod lets you define forums where users can post anonymously. The postings appear to be posted by user that you set through your acp. You can also cloak the posters ip.

German translation included

MOD Version: 1.0.3

Download File: anonymous_postforum1.0.3.zip
mods overview page: View
File Size: 5049 Bytes

Security Score: 0

TerraFrost · Post by **TerraFrost** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:37 pm

MOD Validated/Released

Notes:
Allows registered users to post as guests (or another specific user) in select forums.

JohninLA · Post by **JohninLA** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:00 pm

Hi, I installed this mod, but wondering about activating it in my forum.

I have the option in my ACP to make a forum anonymous, but is there an easier way to determine the Forum ID where you wish to activate this option? I went into phpmyadmin and found it, but the forum id doesn't show anywhere in the ACP, or am I missing it?

Thanks, your mod was just what I needed, and it installed easily with EasyMod.

Post by **bonelifer** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:25 pm

Yes take for instance we are currently in the "MOD Release Announcements & Support" forum. ie. http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=15 that means that the 15 after the "f" ie the "forum" is the forum number.

cYbercOsmOnauT · Post by **cYbercOsmOnauT** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:05 pm

It's inside the boardconfiguration on your acp. You have to set the forum which shall be anonymous and you can also set the user_id od the fakeuser which shall be shown instead of the real user.

JohninLA · Post by **JohninLA** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 2:26 pm

Thank you for the replies. It would be nice if in the board configuration, or in the Forum Management area of ACP, the forum id were shown. But the work arounds aren't that difficult.

Thanks for the help, and for this mod!

Kookee · Post by **Kookee** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:41 pm

Hi
I'm fairly new to phpbb, but i have successfully installed mods before and this one is giving me a problem that I can't solve myself. I can't seem to find the option to make a forum anonymous anywhere. As i understand it, it should be under "pruning" in the Forum Admin column.... but I don't see it. I've attached the following code from the functions_post since i think that might have something to do with it since i was having trouble with a some instructions for this file ... the other files I'm sure i edited correctly since it was only tables and very straight foward stuff, etc... hopefully someone can help me out.

Instructions that confused me:

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
$sql = ($mode != "editpost") ? "INSERT INTO " . TOPICS_TABLE . " (topic_title,

#
#-----[ IN-LINE FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
$userdata['user_id']

#
#-----[ IN-LINE REPLACE WITH ]------------------------------------------
#
$anon_id

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
$sql = ($mode != "editpost") ? "INSERT INTO " . POSTS_TABLE . " (topic_id,

#
#-----[ IN-LINE FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
$userdata['user_id']

#
#-----[ IN-LINE REPLACE WITH ]------------------------------------------
#
$anon_id

What I tried according to what I could figure out from the instructions:

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		$sql  = ($mode != "editpost") ? "INSERT INTO " . TOPICS_TABLE . " (topic_title, topic_poster, topic_time, forum_id, topic_status, topic_type, topic_vote) VALUES ('$post_subject', " . $userdata['$anon_id'] . ", $current_time, $forum_id, " . TOPIC_UNLOCKED . ", $topic_type, $topic_vote)" : "UPDATE " . TOPICS_TABLE . " SET topic_title = '$post_subject', topic_type = $topic_type " . (($post_data['edit_vote'] || !empty($poll_title)) ? ", topic_vote = " . $topic_vote : "") . " WHERE topic_id = $topic_id";

Also tried:

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		$sql  = ($mode != "editpost") ? "INSERT INTO " . TOPICS_TABLE . " (topic_title, topic_poster, topic_time, forum_id, topic_status, topic_type, topic_vote) VALUES ('$post_subject', "  '$anon_id' ", $current_time, $forum_id, " . TOPIC_UNLOCKED . ", $topic_type, $topic_vote)" : "UPDATE " . TOPICS_TABLE . " SET topic_title = '$post_subject', topic_type = $topic_type " . (($post_data['edit_vote'] || !empty($poll_title)) ? ", topic_vote = " . $topic_vote : "") . " WHERE topic_id = $topic_id";

Neither Work... now I'm not sure what to do... HElp me please!

Thanks!

Capmaster · Post by **Capmaster** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:56 pm

I assume you're talking about functions_post.php. Here's what mine ended up looking like, and it works fine:

$sql = ($mode != "editpost") ? "INSERT INTO " . TOPICS_TABLE . " (topic_title, topic_poster, topic_time, forum_id, topic_status, topic_type, topic_vote) VALUES ('$post_subject', " . $anon_id . ", $current_time, $forum_id, " . TOPIC_UNLOCKED . ", $topic_type, $topic_vote)" : "UPDATE " . TOPICS_TABLE . " SET topic_title = '$post_subject', topic_type = $topic_type " . (($post_data['edit_vote'] || !empty($poll_title)) ? ", topic_vote = " . $topic_vote : "") . " WHERE topic_id = $topic_id";
if (!$db->sql_query($sql))
{
message_die(GENERAL_ERROR, 'Error in posting', '', __LINE__, __FILE__, $sql);
}

if ($mode == 'newtopic')

and

$sql = ($mode != "editpost") ? "INSERT INTO " . POSTS_TABLE . " (topic_id, forum_id, poster_id, post_username, post_time, poster_ip, enable_bbcode, enable_html, enable_smilies, enable_sig) VALUES ($topic_id, $forum_id, " . $anon_id . ", '$post_username', $current_time, '$anon_ip', $bbcode_on, $html_on, $smilies_on, $attach_sig)" : "UPDATE " . POSTS_TABLE . " SET post_username = '$post_username', enable_bbcode = $bbcode_on, enable_html = $html_on, enable_smilies = $smilies_on, enable_sig = $attach_sig" . $edited_sql . " WHERE post_id = $post_id";
if (!$db->sql_query($sql, BEGIN_TRANSACTION))
{
message_die(GENERAL_ERROR, 'Error in posting', '', __LINE__, __FILE__, $sql);
}

if ($mode != 'editpost')

Kookee · Post by **Kookee** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:34 am

Capmaster wrote: I assume you're talking about functions_post.php. Here's what mine ended up looking like, and it works fine:

$sql = ($mode != "editpost") ? "INSERT INTO " . TOPICS_TABLE . " (topic_title, topic_poster, topic_time, forum_id, topic_status, topic_type, topic_vote) VALUES ('$post_subject', " . $anon_id . ", $current_time, $forum_id, " . TOPIC_UNLOCKED . ", $topic_type, $topic_vote)" : "UPDATE " . TOPICS_TABLE . " SET topic_title = '$post_subject', topic_type = $topic_type " . (($post_data['edit_vote'] || !empty($poll_title)) ? ", topic_vote = " . $topic_vote : "") . " WHERE topic_id = $topic_id";
if (!$db->sql_query($sql))
{
message_die(GENERAL_ERROR, 'Error in posting', '', __LINE__, __FILE__, $sql);
}

if ($mode == 'newtopic')

and

$sql = ($mode != "editpost") ? "INSERT INTO " . POSTS_TABLE . " (topic_id, forum_id, poster_id, post_username, post_time, poster_ip, enable_bbcode, enable_html, enable_smilies, enable_sig) VALUES ($topic_id, $forum_id, " . $anon_id . ", '$post_username', $current_time, '$anon_ip', $bbcode_on, $html_on, $smilies_on, $attach_sig)" : "UPDATE " . POSTS_TABLE . " SET post_username = '$post_username', enable_bbcode = $bbcode_on, enable_html = $html_on, enable_smilies = $smilies_on, enable_sig = $attach_sig" . $edited_sql . " WHERE post_id = $post_id";
if (!$db->sql_query($sql, BEGIN_TRANSACTION))
{
message_die(GENERAL_ERROR, 'Error in posting', '', __LINE__, __FILE__, $sql);
}

if ($mode != 'editpost')

Hi Thanks for replying. Actually I went back and did it the way you did it and i still can't seem to find the option to make a forum anonymous. Where is it on your ACP? Am I blind or is it just not working for me?

Post by **bonelifer** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:48 am

Look in the ACP for Configuration under General Admin.

Here's a picture of the feature in the Configuration page:

jefnerf · Post by **jefnerf** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:13 pm

How does a user post anonymously :/

cYbercOsmOnauT · Post by **cYbercOsmOnauT** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:19 pm

He just needs to post in that forum that you set as anonymous on your acp.

BlowChunks · Post by **BlowChunks** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:57 am

edited, found problem. Helps when you don't forget the <?php at the beginning. Doh!

BlowChunks · Post by **BlowChunks** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:01 am

Since installing this mod, I get the following errors whenever you post a "New Topic" or "Post a Reply"

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/shawn/public_html/forum/includes/functions_post.php:884) in /usr/home/shawn/public_html/forum/includes/page_header.php on line 475

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/shawn/public_html/forum/includes/functions_post.php:884) in /usr/home/shawn/public_html/forum/includes/page_header.php on line 477

Anyone with any ideas?
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/shawn/public_html/forum/includes/functions_post.php:884) in /usr/home/shawn/public_html/forum/includes/page_header.php on line 478

cYbercOsmOnauT · Post by **cYbercOsmOnauT** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:32 pm

These errors sometimes occur when you didn't do the right steps at modifiying the files. Recheck the steps written in the MOD-File and if you really put the stuff at the right place.

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