I probably tried 20 different versions before this one worked for me.

Note:  I’m told this is not the “end all” of file protection and that the referrer variable can be faked via browser trickery.  So if you are looking for a perfect solution, this ain’t it!  However, it’s going to stop most trying to access your protected content.

<code>

## PREVENT HOTLINKING
SetEnvIfNoCase Referer “^http://www.YOURDOMAIN.com” good
SetEnvIfNoCase Referer “^$” good
<FilesMatch “\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|bmp|swf|flv|zip)$”>
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from env=good
ErrorDocument 403 https://www.YOURDOMAIN.com/your-error-message.html
</FilesMatch>

</code>

Of course, you’ll want to change YOURDOMAIN.

Good luck!

Brandon

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To definit the global variable, create a plugin with the global_start hook.

$GLOBALS['thesevalues']=array (62, 60, 50, 47, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 61, 63);

Note: At the global_start very few (if any) of the important variables have been defined in vbulletin. For example, I was attempting to determine if the thread category id was listed in this array. I had problems because the thread category id was not yet defined. I therefore had to call the $GLOBALS['thesevalues'] after the forum id was defined. Do my “if” statements and then define a new $GLOBALS['newvalue'] which I used for if statements within postbit.

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<?
$wherefields = array (search_purpose, search_type, search_price_min, search_price_max, search_bedroom,search_buildingstyle,search_city,search_state,search_zip,search_radius);

$j=0;
foreach( $wherefields as $i => $value){
if ($$wherefields[$i])
{
$sqlwhere[$j] = "$wherefields[$i] = ‘". $$wherefields[$i]."’";
$j++;
}
}
if ($sqlwhere)
{
$where = "WHERE ";
}

$where .= implode(" and ", $sqlwhere);
print_r( $sqlwhere);
echo "<br>$where";

?>

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I figured most people wouldn’t be all that interested in dealing with “binary stuff”. I know I wasn’t.

// Change 'field11' to match the field that corresponds to your multi-selection form box
$field = $vbulletin->userinfo['field11'];

$j=0;
for ($i=0; $i<$counter; $i++)
{
if ($watch[$i]==1)
{
$w[$j]=$cat[$i]; $j++;
}
}
// This will spit out the values the user selected
print_r($w);

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$query = "SELECT refund.purchaseid, purchase.SellerID, purchase.BuyerID FROM refund LEFT JOIN purchase ". " ON refund.purchaseid=purchase.ID WHERE ($time > (refund.requesttime + 259200)) and refund.status1=1 and refund.sent=1";

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I don’t think javascript is really that hard. I just haven’t taken the time to learn it. I only use if for stuff like form validation and various other miscellaneous client-side jobs. However, to me php usually makes sense. It’s style of logic is similar to mine. Javascript’s logic is similar to that of my girlfriend. (This isn’t exactly accurate because javascript is a computer language and at least will eventually make sense when I get it all working. My girlfriend will never make sense.)

Here’s one thing I hate about javascript:

I’m sure there is a good reason for this. I wish the people who write the tutorials would put a little more time into explaining why javascript does it this way, because it doesn’t make a bit of sense to me. In fact, the main reason I’m writing this blog is so I can remember this “quirk”.

GetElementByID
If you want to snag a value of any item at any time in javascript, you can use the GetElementByID method to snag that value it and do stuff with it. (What kind of stuff? You can determine if that value is what you want it to be and therefore allow a form to be disabled if it doesn’t. You can use css to change the css of an item or even remove that item)


var reasoncheck=document.getElementById(\"reason\").value;

However, the code above will not work with a textarea form field. Why? You’ve got me! So, if I want to snag the value of a textarea, I have to do it like this:

var reasoncheck = document.formbuy.reason.value;

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Using php’s nl2br function automatically inserts “enter” where the user has placed them.

Brandon

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So, I had to figure out how to increase the php upload limit to something more like 8MB.

Luckily, Lunarpages comes default with a php.ini file in the default folder for the site. This is powerful because it allows the webmaster to make changes to the settings of the site that are otherwise a total pain to change (or just not changeable at all).

I had to do 2 things to increase the PHP upload limit with Lunarpages.

1) I had to open up the .htaccess located in the site root (in the same folder as your index page) and paste the following code:

suPHP_ConfigPath /home/your_username_goes_here/public_html
<Files php.ini>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>

Note: Whree I’ve placed “your_username_goes_here”, you should place the username for your lunarpages login, which should be your ftp.

2) I edited the php.ini (found in the site root as well) and pasted the following code at the just under the line that says “register_globals = Off”.

upload_max_filesize = 50M
post_max_size = 50M
memory_limit = 50M
upload_tmp_dir = 50M
max_execution_time = 20000

After uploading the php.ini file and the .htaccess I have no increased the php upload limit on my lunarpages site to 50 MB. 50 MB is probably a bit much, but I don’t see it becoming a problem. If it does, I can always change “50M” to something more like “8M”.

Now my users of my home recording forum and take upload mp3s again.

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So, it turns out the query is very very simple.

Make a MySQL connection (which I store in a function)
db1_connection ();

Create / define the MySQL query
$query = “UPDATE test SET status1=50 “;

Run the query
$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());

This particular MySQL query is quite simple. I will set status1 to equal 50 in every row of the database.

Of course, I could add the usual WHERE clause or even create some crazy MySQL functions.

Basically, what I thought was going to take some annoying php programming and possibly heavy resources is a piece of cake when done with MySQL.

Brandon

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I’ve figured out a tremendous way to improve my productivity. While I often put in long hours, I also often ask myself “What did I get done in these 14 hours?”. Usually, the answer is not as optimistic as I would have hoped. It’s just too easy to get off track with distraction, especially when working at home.

So, I’ve created my 240 Hour Challenge. In the month of June, I have to put in 240 hours into Textlinkcenter.com. (As of this writing, I have 195 hours to go). This means if I work on recordingreview.com or any other ventures, the clock stops. I’ve found that averaging 8 hours per day, 7 days per week is a little tougher than I had first realized. The time I spend answering forum posts, emails, etc about things that are not directly related to finishing up the my project at hand have been eating up more of my time than I first realized. Even with my newfound focus, I find that putting 10 hours into textlinkcenter.com is really a 13 hour day. Even now, I’m writing this blog when I should be focusing on textlinkcenter.com. The clock is stopped now.

Anyway, if you want to be more productive on your web projects, create a goal and see if you can stick with it. I’m determined to smash my 240 hour goal in the month of June. I’ve been way harder on myself about working through being tired and fighting distractions. When it comes down to the wire, I’m expecting to really have to buckle down at the end of the month. This is a self-made, artificial motivation that I KNOW will kick me in the ass.

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