Function to obtain poster group id

[xxxopenxxx]

I am looking to figure out how to get the poster's group id.

I am currently looking at viewtopic.php (/viewtopic.php) and want to make something like

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$postrow = array(
		'POST_AUTHOR_FULL'		=> get_username_string('full', $poster_id, $row['username'], $row['user_colour'], $row['post_username']),

except, I want to get the group id of the poster. I would call it POST_AUTHOR_GROUP_ID.

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'POST_AUTHOR_GROUP_ID'		=> get_group_id(), 

Although, I need to write a function that will do this (named differently) because there is already a function named get_group_id in functions_convert.php (/includes/functions_convert.php), but it works by inputing the group name. (Will not post code to save space)


I then wanted to be able to do something such as

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<!-- IF postrow.POST_AUTHOR_GROUP_ID == 5 --><!-- ENDIF -->

I am not very good with SQL, so I appreciate and thank everyone in advance who can help me!

[Brf]

You mean like:

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'user_group_id'			=> $row['group_id'],

where $user_cache[] is being filled and

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'POST_AUTHOR_GROUP_ID'      =>  $user_cache[$poster_id]['user_group_id'],

where postrow is being filled?

Note that that will only set your poster's default group, not all of their groups.

[xxxopenxxx]

You mean like:

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'user_group_id'			=> $row['groupId'],

where $user_cache[] is being filled and

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'POST_AUTHOR_GROUP_ID'      =>  $user_cache[$poster_id]['user_group_id'],

where postrow is being filled?

Note that that will only set your poster's default group, not all of their groups.

I could be doing something wrong, but that does not return the poster's group id. I will continue to test and post if the results change.

As far as only the poster's default group, that is fine and exactly what I am looking for.

What I want to do is get the post author's group id, and then in the template viewtopic_body.html, I wanted to have it

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<div class="postbody<!-- IF user_group_id == 5 -->5<!-- ENDIF -->">

That would allow the administrator's postbody to be different than everyone else's.

In other words, I want to be able to do something like this: http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 0&t=647935, however Omarvelous seems to have abandoned the mod. I tried contacting him several times without any response.

I hope that helps clarify all ambiguity. Anyone who helps me will receive full credit or could even release it themselves if they wanted to . Again, I thank everyone in advance who helps me.

[Brf]

$row['groupId'] should be $row['group_id']
My fat fingers missed the underscore

You would also have to use

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postrow.POST_AUTHOR_GROUP_ID

in your template

[xxxopenxxx]

$row['groupId'] should be $row['group_id']
My fat fingers missed the underscore

You would also have to use

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postrow.POST_AUTHOR_GROUP_ID

in your template

That doesn't seem to be working either.

Is there a way I can output what

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'user_group_id'         => $row['group_id'],
'POST_AUTHOR_GROUP_ID'      =>  $user_cache[$poster_id]['user_group_id'],

because when I place this in the template

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<!-- IF postrow.POST_AUTHOR_GROUP_ID == 5 -->5<!-- ENDIF -->

it always returns false, even though the poster is in group 5.

[Brf]

Did you put those two lines in the two separate places I told you?

Is "group 5" the user's default group?

[xxxopenxxx]

Did you put those two lines in the two separate places I told you?

Is "group 5" the user's default group?

I placed the following

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'user_group_id'			=> $row['group_id'],
'POST_AUTHOR_GROUP_ID'      =>  $user_cache[$poster_id]['user_group_id'],

in the $postrow = array( in the /viewtopic.php file.

The

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<!-- IF postrow.POST_AUTHOR_GROUP_ID == 5 -->5<!-- ENDIF -->

was posted in the viewtopic_body template file.

I think the error may be in my placement of the

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'user_group_id'			=> $row['group_id'],

Thank you very much for your help so far, I truly appreciate it!

[Brf]

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'user_group_id'			=> $row['group_id'],

where $user_cache[] is being filled and

Look for the second

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$user_cache[$poster_id] = array(

where it is filling in the user_cache. Put that user_group_id thing there.

[xxxopenxxx]

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'user_group_id'			=> $row['group_id'],

where $user_cache[] is being filled and

Look for the second

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$user_cache[$poster_id] = array(

where it is filling in the user_cache. Put that user_group_id thing there.

Perfect! Sorry for the mistake. Thank you VERY VERY much.

EDIT: Now I just need to fix some of my other mistakes and do a little testing. I want to thank you again for your help. It truly is appreciated!