How to GT a new module

Involved Joined: Oct 07, 2003 Posts: 302

Hi, Raven! After reading your suggestion here

http://www.ravenphpscripts.com/postt1015.html

I created a new module. It is in fact a simple php file including an html page.

The question is: how can i GT this module so that instead of having a dynamic url ( http://www.whatisthematrix.it/modules.php?name=Chat ) I may have a static one ( http://www.whatisthematrix.it/chat.html ) ?

registered · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 4:34 am

If its only 1 page, its very simple. You can just add a new entry to the .htaccess

Code:

#Chat


RewriteRule ^chat.html modules.php?name=Chat

Then in admin, go to modules, and edit chat module.

Preferred URL for GoogleTap: chat.html

Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 5:24 am

Thanks Ganja! Smile

GanjaUK wrote:

Then in admin, go to modules, and edit chat module.

Preferred URL for GoogleTap: chat.html

Er.. what should I edit in admin?

Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 5:29 am

When in Admin Modules, and you click edit next to your new module. Have you got a field called Preferred URL for GoogleTap: ? That's what you edit, by edit I mean type in chat.html and hit enter.

Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 5:33 am

GanjaUK wrote:

When in Admin Modules, and you click edit next to your new module. Have you got a field called Preferred URL for GoogleTap: ?

No, I don't have it... Sad

Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 5:49 am

Did you upload admin/modules/modules.php
From the GT-NExtGeN_Beta_0.4 archive?

On my site, I have that field in my admin, I can change any of the modules .html names there, and then it is added to the url field in nuke_modules TABLE in the database. You could also do it through phpmyadmin.

mid title custom_title active view inmenu mod_group url

Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 6:09 am

GanjaUK wrote:

Did you upload admin/modules/modules.php
From the GT-NExtGeN_Beta_0.4 archive?

I haven't got NextGen, but the classical one Sad

And it works quite well on my site. Is there a way to change manually some parameters without downloading the whole version?

Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 6:16 am

Sorry, I have no idea.
I only started using googletap at GT-NExtGeN_Beta_0.4, I have no idea how older versions worked. If I had a copy of this "classical" one, I would take a look, but I dont.

Did you check your database for a url field like I said above?

Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 6:43 am

There is no such field in the previous GT versions (not NextGen). However I've just downloaded your version and I'm wondering if I can modify only what I need (the admin/modules/modules.php file and then add that field in my database).
Have you got any idea on this? Raven, Chat, what do you think?

Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 7:35 am

I haven't looked at GT for a while but assuming there are no major changes.
In htaccess (Like ganja wrote)
#Chat
RewriteRule ^chat.html modules.php?name=Chat

Then in header.php

$urlin =
array(
add this
"'(?<!/)modules.php\?name=Chat'",

$urlout = array(
add this
"chat.html",

Check for duplicate entries at one time Chat_Room was included in GT.

Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 8:14 am

I thank you both, guys! Thanks to sixone's suggestions, the new urls perfectly work!! Smile

Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 8:17 am

Are there any GT updates for the survey block too (or any other new block/module)?

Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 8:23 am

As far as I know http://cvs.nukecops.com/ is still down.
That leaves checking the downloads for a newer version then you have and the forums around for user contributed ones

I don't know if the survey block was done just have take a peek I guess. Funny if its not though.