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| - | ====== PunBB 1.3 Global variables ====== | + | ====== PunBB 1.3 Global Variables ====== |
| - | On every forum page, there is a list of forum variables, which are used for page generation. These variables are available after including the file FORUM_ROOT.'include/common.php' to the code. Here the list of variables: | + | There is a number of forum variables available on every forum page. These variables are used for the page generation. To use them one has to include the FORUM_ROOT.'include/common.php' file first. |
| ===== $forum_user ===== | ===== $forum_user ===== | ||
| This variable correlates an associative array with some information about a user (user id, group id, username, profile options, user permissions, etc.) For example: | This variable correlates an associative array with some information about a user (user id, group id, username, profile options, user permissions, etc.) For example: | ||
| - | * $forum_user['id'] contains user's id; | + | * ''$forum_user['id']'' contains user's id; |
| - | * $forum_user['language'] contains the language selected in user's profile; | + | * ''$forum_user['language']'' contains the language selected in user's profile; |
| - | * $forum_user['g_post_topics'] shows whether the user can post topics or not. | + | * ''$forum_user['g_post_topics']'' shows whether the user can post topics or not. |
| ===== $forum_config ===== | ===== $forum_config ===== | ||
| This variable correlates an associative array with all configuration options (board title, sef scheme, etc.) For example: | This variable correlates an associative array with all configuration options (board title, sef scheme, etc.) For example: | ||
| - | * $forum_config['o_default_lang'] contains the default language of the forum; | + | * ''$forum_config['o_default_lang']'' contains the default language of the forum; |
| - | * $forum_config['o_avatars_dir'] is the path to the directory, where avatars are saved. | + | * ''$forum_config['o_avatars_dir']'' is the path to the directory, where avatars are saved. |
| ===== $forum_db ===== | ===== $forum_db ===== | ||
| - | This variable is an instance of the database layer. It is used to perform SQL queries. On how to use it, read this [[punbb13/integration#database_helpers|article]]. | + | This variable is an instance of the database layer. It is used to perform SQL queries. See the [[punbb13:database helpers|database helper description]] for details. |
