How to setup Multi-Forums? :: Archived

[DaleHutch]

Does Dragonfly support multi-forums?????

If so, how do I add more forums?

Thanks!!!!

[DJ Maze]

copy the content of "modules/Forums" to something like "modules/Forums2"

Open "modules/Forums2/common.php" and modify the database tables into something like

Code::

define('AUTH_ACCESS_TABLE', $prefix.'_bb2auth_access'); define('BANLIST_TABLE', $prefix.'_bbbanlist'); define('CATEGORIES_TABLE', $prefix.'_bb2categories'); define('CONFIG_TABLE', $prefix.'_bbconfig'); define('DISALLOW_TABLE', $prefix.'_bbdisallow'); define('FORUMS_TABLE', $prefix.'_bb2forums'); define('GROUPS_TABLE', $prefix.'_bbgroups'); define('POSTS_TABLE', $prefix.'_bb2posts'); define('POSTS_TEXT_TABLE', $prefix.'_bb2posts_text'); define('PRIVMSGS_TABLE', $prefix.'_bbprivmsgs'); define('PRIVMSGS_TEXT_TABLE', $prefix.'_bbprivmsgs_text'); define('PRIVMSGS_IGNORE_TABLE', $prefix.'_bbprivmsgs_ignore'); define('PRUNE_TABLE', $prefix.'_bb2forum_prune'); define('RANKS_TABLE', $prefix.'_bbranks'); define('SEARCH_WORD_TABLE', $prefix.'_bb2search_wordlist'); define('SEARCH_MATCH_TABLE', $prefix.'_bb2search_wordmatch'); define('SMILIES_TABLE', $prefix.'_bbsmilies'); define('THEMES_TABLE', $prefix.'_bbthemes'); define('THEMES_NAME_TABLE', $prefix.'_bbthemes_name'); define('TOPICS_TABLE', $prefix.'_bb2topics'); define('TOPICS_WATCH_TABLE', $prefix.'_bb2topics_watch'); define('USER_GROUP_TABLE', $prefix.'_bbuser_group'); define('USERS_TABLE', $user_prefix.'_users'); define('WORDS_TABLE', $prefix.'_bbwords'); define('VOTE_DESC_TABLE', $prefix.'_bb2vote_desc'); define('VOTE_RESULTS_TABLE', $prefix.'_bb2vote_results'); define('VOTE_USERS_TABLE', $prefix.'_bb2vote_voters'); // attach mod define('ATTACH_CONFIG_TABLE', $prefix . '_bbattachments_config'); define('EXTENSION_GROUPS_TABLE', $prefix . '_bbextension_groups'); define('EXTENSIONS_TABLE', $prefix . '_bbextensions'); define('FORBIDDEN_EXTENSIONS_TABLE', $prefix . '_bbforbidden_extensions'); define('ATTACHMENTS_DESC_TABLE', $prefix . '_bb2attachments_desc'); define('ATTACHMENTS_TABLE', $prefix . '_bb2attachments'); define('QUOTA_TABLE', $prefix . '_bbattach_quota'); define('QUOTA_LIMITS_TABLE', $prefix . '_bbquota_limits'); // Topic icons define('TOPIC_ICONS_TABLE', $prefix . '_bb2topic_icons');

You see only the "_bb2" are new the others are shared by both forums.

Now create the tables in your database.

Open "modules/Forums2/cpg_inst.php" and modify "_bb*" into "_bb2*" then you can make nice backups thru
Admin -> Modules -> [modulename] -> Edit

[DaleHutch]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!

Hopefuly this NEWBIE can handle this....

Dale

[DJ Maze]

Also the admin section has to be modified.

Copy "admin/modules/forums.php" to "<modulename>.php" where <modulename> is case-sensitive

Then create an adlink.inc in "modules/<modulename>/admin/"
OR create
"admin/links/adlnk_<modulename>.php"
But the first method is prefered.

[DaleHutch]

Is there an easy way to copy a table?

Example.... _bbauth_access copy to _bb2auth_access

Thanks

[DaleHutch]

Your loosing me on the changing the admin stuff..... <modulename> is the name of the new forum?

[Phoenix]

to copy a table, in phpmyadmin, highlight the table you want to copy, then click the "Operations" tab at the top.

[DaleHutch]

Thanks PHOENIX! That's easy... Now I need to get these small admin stuff figured out.

[DJ Maze]

Say your second forum is "modules/Forums2/" then copy "admin/modules/forums.php" to "admin/modules/Forums2.php"

[DaleHutch]

"Then create an adlink.inc in "modules/<modulename>/admin/"

The forums2.php was what I figured it was. Now where is this adlink.inc line?

[DJ Maze]

adlinks.inc (note the "s" i forgot)

PHP:

<?php if (can_admin(strtolower($module))) { $menuitems['_AMENU4'][$module]['URL'] = adminlink($module); // the admin link $menuitems['_AMENU4'][$module]['IMG'] = 'forums'; // imagename $menuitems['_AMENU4'][$module]['MOD'] = $module; // used to find admin graphic in module "modules/$module/admin/" // so if 2 modules use same graphic fill in something like 'Forums' i/e $module }

Thar should do the trick since we didn't release this code as of yet

[DaleHutch]

I think I've got it.

Mine should look like this.....

<?php<br />
if (can_admin(strtolower($module))) {<br />
$menuitems['_AMENU4'][$module]['URL'] = adminlink($module); // the admin link<br />
$menuitems['_AMENU4'][$module]['IMG'] = 'forums'; // imagename<br />
$menuitems['_AMENU4'][$module]['MOD'] = 'forums2'; // "modules/$module/admin/"<br />
// so if 2 modules use same graphic fill in something like 'Forums' i/e $module<br />
}

Now where does this go????

You stated "modules/<modulename>/admin/"

I look there and under /modules/forums2/ ....I only have a /template/ folder

[DJ Maze]

odd it shouldn't show <br /> in the code, this is very strange.

Code::

<?php if (can_admin(strtolower($module))) { $menuitems['_AMENU4'][$module]['URL'] = adminlink($module); // the admin link $menuitems['_AMENU4'][$module]['IMG'] = 'forums'; // imagename $menuitems['_AMENU4'][$module]['MOD'] = $module; // used to find admin graphic in module "modules/$module/admin/" // so if 2 modules use same graphic fill in something like 'Forums' i/e $module }

Create the folder "modules/forums2/admin" and put the file adlinks.inc in there.

[DaleHutch]

okay,

You got me kinda confused.

I created a folder "admin" in /modules/forums2

I copied and paste your code using araneae and saved it in that folder as adlinks.inc

If I'm reading you right. I need to make a few chnages to the code? Or not..

[DaleHutch]

Also,

Where will the second forum appear in the main menu admin section. Right now I only see the first forum.