[MOD] Flash counter (shcounter_multi)

[leh00]

This small, little mod will add a nice looking flash counter with rotating numbers to your gallery.

------- [ Features ] ----------

- multi user tracking (getting user name from 4Images)
- multi languages (English,German and Korean included)
- fully customizable (Flash fla file is included)
- shows users today's, yesterdays and total hits
- date and time

------- [ Screenshots ] ----------

check out the attachments or in action http://www.websitdiy.com/cgi/shcounter.html

------- [ spec. requirements ] ----------

important: Your server must be capable of executing Perl scripts. Some servers only allow cgi file in specific directories like "cgi-bin".

---------- [ New files ] -----------
shcounter_multi.swf
shcounter_multi.cgi
German
English
Korean
templates/<your template>/counter.html

--------- [ Changed Files ] --------

/lang/english/main.php
/includes/page_header.php

------- [ Installation in 4Images 1.7.3] ----------

Step 1)
- backup your current 4Images installation

Step 2)
go to your <cgi-bin> directory:
- upload the shcounter_multi.cgi
- create a folder log right there

permissions to be set:

log                   :chmod 766
shcounter.cgi     :chmod 755

For additional Info's about installing read the "README_multi.txt" in the zip file...

Before you continue with the next step try to get the included shcounter_multi.html to work with your web server.

Step 3)
- open /lang/english/main.php and insert at the end -> before the ?> sign

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//-----------------------------------------------------
//---  Counter Settings  ------
//-----------------------------------------------------
$lang['counter_lang']="English";
$lang['counter_title']="your domain";
$lang['counter_pause']="3";
apply this step to all your installed language files (main.php)

Step 4)
- open /include/page_header.php and search for

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$site_template->register_vars(array(

and add below:

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  "lang_counter_lang" => $lang['counter_lang'],
  "lang_counter_title" => $lang['counter_title'],
  "lang_counter_pause" => $lang['counter_pause'],
insert the end of page_header.php -> before the ?> sign

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$site_template->register_vars("counter", $site_template->parse_template("counter"));
Step 5)
create a new template called "counter.html" and save it in your templates/<your template>/

insert this:

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<div id="counter" style="position:relative;left:14px;">
<OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
 codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0"
 WIDTH=120 HEIGHT=40>
 <PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="Counter.swf?cgilocation=http://<your domain>/cgi-bin/shcounter_multi.cgi&language={lang_counter_lang}&languageBase={template_url}/language&title={lang_counter_title}&id={current_user_name}&pauseTime={lang_counter_pause}">
 <PARAM NAME=loop VALUE=false>
 <PARAM NAME=menu VALUE=true>
 <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>
 <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFFFF>
 <EMBED src="Counter.swf?cgilocation=http://<your domain>/cgi-bin/shcounter_multi.cgi&language={lang_counter_lang}&languageBase={template_url}/language&title={lang_counter_title}&id={current_user_name}&pauseTime={lang_counter_pause}"
     loop=false menu=false quality=high
     bgcolor=#FFFFFF 
     WIDTH=120 HEIGHT=40 TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">
 </EMBED>
</OBJECT></div>

Step 6)
in your directory templates/<your template>/
- create a folder language
- upload the files German, English, Korean etc. to this folder

Step 7)
open your templates and add the {counter} where ever you like to have your counter placed... and have fun...

Enjoy 

Leh00

Important notes: this mode is based on the flash counter off Author: Seungho Choo URL: http://tangible.new21.org all rights reside at Seungho Choo

customize:
Edit the included fla file with flash (change font, color etc.)

Known problems:
- after loading the page the counter shows up - but keeps on flashing "loading..." -> probably a permission problem -> check http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14213

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i m gonna try this mod thx a lot for this