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PunBB 1.3 integration
Forum integration is very useful when you want to use the same database for your website as the forum one or if you want to execute some tasks that require the user to be a part of a certain usergroup. Below you will find some integration possibilities.
General
In order to use PunBB user authentication within your scripts or to have access to the logged in user's information you have to include common.php which can be found in the include/ folder. You have also to define the FORUM_ROOT global variable in your script. For example, if your website front page is located in /home/user/public_html/ and your forums are located in /home/user/public_html/forums/, your FORUM_ROOT should be './forums/'. It can be done like this:
<?php // Add these lines in the very top of your code define('FORUM_ROOT', './forum/'); require FORUM_ROOT.'include/common.php'; ?>
URL schemes
PunBB 1.3 natively supports URL rewriting, including SEF URLs.
How to enable URL rewriting:
- Rename file
.htaccess.distin the root of your forum to.htaccess. - Go to Administration ⇒ Settings (
/admin/settings.php?section=setup), findURL Schemesection there. - Choose the URL scheme you like and save changes.
Template customization
How to include my file into *.tpl?
Use the forum_include “file.ext” substitute to include the file <FORUM_ROOT>/include/user/file.ext:
<!-- forum_include "file.ext" -->
Common tasks
Recent 10 posts
<?php header('Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8'); define('RECENT_POSTS_SHOW_POST', true); // Set to false to show topic subject only define('RECENT_POSTS_MAX_POST_LENGTH', 20); // Limit length of the post text displayed if (!defined('FORUM_ROOT')) define('FORUM_ROOT', './'); require FORUM_ROOT.'include/common.php'; // Get 10 lastest posts $query = array( 'SELECT' => 'p.id, p.message, t.subject', 'FROM' => 'posts AS p', 'JOINS' => array( array( 'LEFT JOIN' => 'topics AS t', 'ON' => 'p.topic_id = t.id' ) ), 'ORDER BY' => 'p.posted DESC', 'LIMIT' => '0,10' ); $result = $forum_db->query_build($query) or error(__FILE__, __LINE__); $recent_posts = array(); while ($cur_post = $forum_db->fetch_assoc($result)) $recent_posts[] = $cur_post; // Print out posts if (!empty($recent_posts)) { ?> <ul> <?php foreach($recent_posts as $cur_post) { echo '<li><a href="', forum_link($forum_url['post'], $cur_post['id']), '">', $cur_post['subject'], '</a>'; if (RECENT_POSTS_SHOW_POST) { if (utf8_strlen($cur_post['message']) > RECENT_POSTS_MAX_POST_LENGTH) $cur_post['message'] = utf8_substr($cur_post['message'], 0, RECENT_POSTS_MAX_POST_LENGTH).'...'; echo '<br />', "\n", $cur_post['message']; } echo '</li>'; } ?> </ul> <?php } ?>
Showing all topics
<?php header('Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8'); if (!defined('FORUM_ROOT')) define('FORUM_ROOT', './'); require FORUM_ROOT.'include/common.php'; // Get all topics $query = array( 'SELECT' => 't.id, subject, t.last_post, forum_id', 'FROM' => 'topics AS t', 'JOINS' => array( array( 'INNER JOIN' => 'forums AS f', 'ON' => 'f.id = t.forum_id' ) ), 'ORDER BY' => 'last_post DESC', ); $result = $forum_db->query_build($query) or error(__FILE__, __LINE__); if (!$forum_user['is_guest']) $tracked_topics = get_tracked_topics(); ?> <ul> <?php while ($cur_topic = $forum_db->fetch_assoc($result)) { echo '<li>'; if (!$forum_user['is_guest'] && $cur_topic['last_post'] > $forum_user['last_visit'] && (!isset($tracked_topics['topics'][$cur_topic['id']]) || $tracked_topics['topics'][$cur_topic['id']] < $cur_topic['last_post']) && (!isset($tracked_topics['forums'][ $cur_topic['forum_id'] ]) || $tracked_topics['forums'][ $cur_topic['forum_id'] ] < $cur_topic['last_post'])) echo '[unread] '; else echo '[read] '; echo '<a href="', forum_link($forum_url['topic'], $cur_topic['id']), '">', $cur_topic['subject'], '</a>'; echo '</li>'; } ?> </ul>
Showing active topics
<?php header('Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8'); define('FORUM_ROOT', './'); require FORUM_ROOT.'include/common.php'; require FORUM_ROOT.'lang/'.$forum_user['language'].'/index.php'; require FORUM_ROOT.'lang/'.$forum_user['language'].'/forum.php'; $topics_count = 5; $query_active_topics= array( 'SELECT' => 't.id AS tid, t.poster, t.subject, t.posted AS has_posted, t.last_post, t.last_post_id, t.num_replies, t.num_views, t.closed, t.sticky, t.forum_id, t.last_poster', 'FROM' => 'topics AS t', 'JOINS' => array( array( 'INNER JOIN' => 'forums AS f', 'ON' => 'f.id=t.forum_id' ), array( 'LEFT JOIN' => 'forum_perms AS fp', 'ON' => '(fp.forum_id=f.id AND fp.group_id='.$forum_user['g_id'].')' ) ), 'ORDER BY' => 't.last_post DESC', 'LIMIT' => $topics_count ); $result_active = $forum_db->query_build($query_active_topics) or error(__FILE__, __LINE__); if ($forum_db->num_rows($result_active) == 0) { ?> <div class="main-content main-message"> <p>There is no message.</p> </div> <?php } else { require_once FORUM_ROOT.'lang/'.$forum_user['language'].'/forum.php'; ?> <div class="main-subhead"> <p class="item-summary"> <span> <strong class="subject-title"><?php echo $lang_index['Topics']; ?></strong> <strong class="info-replies"><?php echo $lang_forum['Replies']; ?></strong> <strong class="info-views"><?php echo $lang_forum['Views']; ?></strong> <strong class="info-lastpost"><?php echo $lang_index['last post']; ?></strong> </span> </p> </div> <div class="main-content main-forum"> <?php $item_num = 1; while ($cur_set = $forum_db->fetch_assoc($result_active)) { // Start from scratch $item_subject = $item_body = $item_status = $item_nav = $item_title = array(); $item_indicator = ''; if (!$forum_user['is_guest'] && $forum_config['o_show_dot'] == '1' && $cur_set['has_posted'] > 0) { $item_title['posted'] = '<span class="posted-mark">'.$lang_forum['You posted indicator'].'</span>'; $item_status['posted'] = 'posted'; } $item_title['link'] = '<a href="'.forum_link($forum_url['post'], $cur_set['last_post_id']).'">'.forum_htmlencode($cur_set['subject']).'</a>'; if (!empty($item_nav)) $item_title['nav'] = '<span class="item-nav">'.sprintf($lang_forum['Topic navigation'], implode('  ', $item_nav)).'</span>'; $item_body['subject']['title'] = '<h3 class="hn"><span class="item-num">'.forum_number_format(++$item_num).'</span> '.implode(' ', $item_title).'</h3> <em> by '.forum_htmlencode($cur_set['poster']).'</em>'; if ($cur_set['sticky'] == '1') { $item_subject_status['sticky'] = $lang_forum['Sticky']; $item_status['sticky'] = 'sticky'; } if ($cur_set['closed'] != '0') { $item_subject_status['closed'] = $lang_forum['Closed']; $item_status['closed'] = 'closed'; } // Does this topic contain posts we haven't read? If so, tag it accordingly. if (!$forum_user['is_guest'] && $cur_set['last_post'] > $forum_user['last_visit'] && (!isset($tracked_topics['topics'][$cur_set['tid']]) || $tracked_topics['topics'][$cur_set['tid']] < $cur_set['last_post']) && (!isset($tracked_topics['forums'][$cur_set['forum_id']]) || $tracked_topics['forums'][$cur_set['forum_id']] < $cur_set['last_post'])) { $item_status['new'] = 'new'; } if (!empty($item_subject_status)) $item_subject['status'] = '<span class="item-status">'.sprintf($lang_forum['Item status'], implode(' ', $item_subject_status)).'</span>'; $item_body['subject']['desc'] = implode(' ', $item_subject); if (empty($item_status)) $item_status['normal'] = 'normal'; $item_style = (($item_num % 2 != 0) ? ' odd' : ' even').(($item_num == 1) ? ' main-first-item' : '').((!empty($item_status)) ? ' '.implode(' ', $item_status) : ''); $item_body['info']['replies'] = '<li class="info-replies"><strong>'.forum_number_format($cur_set['num_replies']).'</strong> <span class="label">'.(($cur_set['num_replies'] == 1) ? $lang_forum['Reply'] : $lang_forum['Replies']).'</span></li>'; $item_body['info']['views'] = '<li class="info-replies"><strong>'.forum_number_format($cur_set['num_views']).'</strong> <span class="label">'.(($cur_set['num_views'] == 1) ? $lang_forum['View'] : $lang_forum['Views']).'</span></li>'; $item_body['info']['last_post'] = '<li class="info-lastpost"><span class="label">'.$lang_index['Last post'].'</span> <strong><a href="'.forum_link($forum_url['post'], $cur_set['last_post_id']).'">'.format_time($cur_set['last_post']).'</a></strong> <cite>'.sprintf($lang_index['Last poster'], forum_htmlencode($cur_set['last_poster'])).'</cite></li>'; ?> <div class="main-item<?php echo $item_style ?>"> <span class="icon <?php echo implode(' ', $item_status) ?>"><!-- --></span> <div class="item-subject"> <?php echo implode("\n\t\t\t\t", $item_body['subject'])."\n" ?> </div> <ul class="item-info"> <?php echo implode("\n\t\t\t\t", $item_body['info'])."\n" ?> </ul> </div> <?php } }
Login form outside the forum
<?php // Define the path to the forum root define('FORUM_ROOT', './forum/'); require FORUM_ROOT.'include/common.php'; // Where will we go after login? $forum_page['redirect_url'] = 'http://your_site.com/forum/'; $forum_page['form_action'] = forum_link($forum_url['login']); $forum_page['hidden_fields'] = array( 'form_sent' => '<input type="hidden" name="form_sent" value="1" />', 'redirect_url' => '<input type="hidden" name="redirect_url" value="'.forum_htmlencode($forum_page['redirect_url']).'" />', 'csrf_token' => '<input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="'.generate_form_token($forum_page['form_action']).'" />' ); ?> <form method="post" action="<?php echo $forum_page['form_action'] ?>"> <?php echo implode("\n\t\t", $forum_page['hidden_fields'])."\n" ?> Username: <input type="text" id="fld1" name="req_username" value="" /> <br /> Password: <input type="password" id="fld2" name="req_password" value="" /> <br /> <input type="checkbox" id="fld3" name="save_pass" value="1" /> <label for="fld3">Log me in automatically each time I visit.</label> <br /> <input type="submit" name="login" value="Login" /> </form>
Using parser
<?php define('FORUM_ROOT', './'); require FORUM_ROOT.'include/common.php'; require FORUM_ROOT.'include/parser.php'; $s = 'test [b]test[/b]'; echo $s, parse_message($s, false);
