Topic: Recent Post block auto refresh

[Chen Zhen]

Here is a new block code & a new file is attached.

PHP Block Code:

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/* adjustable variables */

$block_id = 11;
$avatar_height = 25;
$avatar_width = 25;
$char_limit = 25;
$seconds_delay = 60;

$file = 'recent_posts.php';

/* do not edit below this line */
global $boarddir, $context;
list($_SESSION['blockID'], $_SESSION['avatar_height'], $_SESSION['avatar_width'], $_SESSION['char_limit']) = array($block_id, $avatar_height, $avatar_width, $char_limit);
require_once($boarddir . '/' . $file);
$delay = !empty($seconds_delay) ? ((int)$seconds_delay * 1000) : 60000;

echo '
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">setInterval(function() {$("#sp_recent_reload_' . $block_id . '").load("' . $file . '")}, ', $delay, ');</script>';


Use the file I attached as is without altering it to see if it functions properly.

Regards.

[Chen Zhen]

  The text of "at" within the date variable was giving an incorrect value when I used strtotime on it because those characters were not escaped.
Anyhow, I have fixed the file. Try the attachment to the last post again as I have recently updated it.

[dopeitspaul]

^ Thanks I was going to mention about the time but you fixed it.

I don't know why but before you uploaded the new file the auto refresh was working fine. But then the new file you just uploaded, it stopped auto refreshing again. I didn't change anything in the php file either.

[Chen Zhen]

I updated the previous file again so it says "Today at ..." when someone hovers on the date.
I just tested this and it is working fine for me atm.

Regards.

[dopeitspaul]

Everythings looking good thanks !

Do you happen to know why the time messes up whenever I try to edit the php? I tried editing and then each time showed was "Wednesday 4:00pm"

I backspace all the words I typed and have it back to normal but the time is still messed up.

The only solution was to download the php file again, and put it in the ftp.

I never knew things like that can happen. First time experiencing it.

[dopeitspaul]

Help, this is the time error I was talking about.

Wednesday 4:00PM just started appearing on my site

[Chen Zhen]

dopeitspaul,

  Imo the php file code is being adjusted & causing the issue. This does not occur if you use the file I provided without changing it. Ii is difficult to keep posting new files as you periodically change your preference for the date format and/or title/hover format which I have witnessed by checking up on your site.
 

[dopeitspaul]

God damn, I screwed up. Sorry. Now the title of the topic is screwed up too. I tried downloading your attachment again but still resulted the same. Can you attach the same file but with some changes?



First row with the title topic, can you make the font size 11px and bold?

Second row with the author, can you make the font size 10px?

Third row with the date, can you the font size 10px? This time without the bold and the "|" inbetween.

And can you remove the "<hr />" line.
As you can see here I removed the line. I replaced it with a <br /> but I'm not even sure if that did anything



If you can re upload it again, I promise I won't touch the file ever. Thanks!

[Chen Zhen]

Imo the php file code is being adjusted & causing the issue. This does not occur if you use the file I provided without changing it.

  You can edit your own files and what I meant was that your issues with the display do not appear to be caused by what I have posted. I have been testing the same file for days now on live & local installs.
 

[Chen Zhen]

  The auto refresh of the block appears to be working when I test it.
For testing I seem to have no issues with the display date for today or any other day thus far.
Here is another file that may resolve the date display issue.

[Chen Zhen]

I can see you are attempting to manually edit the title display of the time.
Imo you are editing $item['time'] directly? This could be why it is not display properly for you.
The file in the last post has been updated yet again.

I edited the display & title to what you are attempting to change it to.
Use the following lines of code to change the formats:

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if (stripos($item['time'], 'today') !== false)
{
$display = 'Today ' . date('h:i A', strtotime($item['time']));
$display_title = 'Today ' . date('h:i A', strtotime($item['time']));
}
else
{
$display = date('l h:i A', strtotime($item['time']));
$display_title = date('M d, Y / D h:i A', strtotime($item['time']));
}

Here is a link regarding PHP date syntax:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php

[dopeitspaul]

Sorry for some reason, nothing changed.
I'm currently using the attachment you recently uploaded.

Here's what the code looks like regarding the time



I have no idea why the date on the yellow block is displayed like that when I hover my mouse on that date. I just noticed it when taking this screen shot.


What I noticed before. Is that if I replaced a line with something else. The line that I replaced, will sometimes reappear whenever I open the file up again. Only sometimes though. Like for example I put the file you recently attached to my ftp replacing the old. But somehow it still had this code when I opened it.

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foreach ($items as $item)
{
if (strpos($item['time'], $txt['today']) !== false)
$day = 'Today';
else
$day = date('l', strtotime(strip_tags($item['time'])));

$item['time'] = str_replace(array('<strong>', '</strong>'), '', $item['time']);
echo '
But I copy all from your recently uploaded file and pasted it on the php file in ftp. And the screenshot you see is the result. So maybe there's something wrong with my file since that glitch happens?

Here's an attachment of my php

[Chen Zhen]

But I copy all from your recently uploaded file and pasted it on the php file in ftp. And the screenshot you see is the result. So maybe there's something wrong with my file since that glitch happens?

  Are you saying you are manually copying the actual code or the file itself? This statement sounds as though you are copying the code from the file into another. If you are using a proper editor like Notepad++ (NOT notepad) that would be ok I suppose but is not necessary. You should be downloading the file and then uploading that file to your main forum directory.

  If you attempted to copy/paste/edit the actual code with an improper editor this would cause character code issues and will not work properly. Also I changed the file since last you download it so you should d/l it yet again.
 

[dopeitspaul]

Yeah, I upload your attachment to my ftp. But sometimes, right when I open the file without any edits, the file might still have some codes from the old file. But this only happens sometimes though. I just thought of telling you this because maybe it was the reason why this problem is happening.

Anyway, I uploaded the file you just attached. Its still the same result. Damnit 

[Chen Zhen]

It is my fault for using the time index from the array instead of the timestamp.
The format I was attempting to convert from $item['time'] was returning as false (rendering the Epoch start which is Wed, Dec 31, 1969) because it could not understand the commas within that particular date format. I did not realize the array contains the actual timestamp which is what should be used. My apologies for that .. I should have printed the full array prior to this to notice it.

Try the attachment to this file which should work for you now.

[dopeitspaul]

It's working now, thanks!

Will get back to you if anything happens. Not gonna bother touching the file