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Working with WHMCS

pyr0t3chnician — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:36:12 +0000

Well I don’t plan on writing a lot here, but I will let you know that I am currently working with WHMCS (a client management software) and programming a couple add-ons. WHMCS is a great piece of software, but does make it difficult to use their functions. For anyone out there looking to program something for WHMCS, my best piece of advice would be to use the examples, and then go over EVERY piece of documentation and example modules they have. The nice thing about WHMCS is the simple fact that they don’t have any strict php rules. I have programmed modules for Joomla and Drupal and a couple others, and I found it very time consuming to look up their documentation and how to add stuff to the database their way. The up side to extensive documentation is that they have the work done for you. You can send emails relatively simply to specific members, or grab user info very easily. That is the downside to WHMCS. You have to code extra lines to send out an email properly, or do trial and error to find the user information. I plan on posting a little more in depth tutorial once I finish the add on I am currently working on. Until then!

Site is under construction!!!

pyr0t3chnician — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:33:24 +0000

The site is currently being updated!!! This is going to be the new layout. Not only will we be collaborating and working together to post new content, but there will be a script sharing database. Every registered user will be able to upload their own scripts to share with others. The scripts will be visible to everyone, and a way to advertise your own work. The upload portion works, but I am still working on the database, then displaying the info properly. The ETA for completion is about 2-3 weeks. Check back often!

Update coming!!!

pyr0t3chnician — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:45:37 +0000

I have been busy with lots of stuff, and haven’t been updating the site as often as I would like. I will be updating the site over the next couple weeks. I am going to theme it differently, and am opening it up for collaboration. I have a few collaborators that will be posting stuff from electronica, hacking, programming, news, games, and other interesting topics. Keep checking back, and if you are interested in collaborating, let me know and I will discuss it a little more in depth. Thanks!

Hacking blogger (blogspot) css content

pyr0t3chnician — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:45:56 +0000

I have been working a little bit with blogger content and have a few tips and tricks that I have learned that a lot of n00b bloggers like and are looking for. I decided to start posting content on different design hacks to help people customize their blog to the way the like it. If there is any feature you are looking for, feel free to post it as a comment and I will work towards creating it. Thanks!

WhosOnline Tutorial now online!

pyr0t3chnician — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:19:53 +0000

With the success of the WhosOnline PHP script, I have made a quick and simple tutorial on how to use it for whatever you decide. It is really easy and can be used to do anything from displaying the total number of people online, to displaying all the members names individually. Take a look at it in the Tutorials section!

WhosOnline updated again!

pyr0t3chnician — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:11:19 +0000

Due to popular response, I updated WhosOnline. I changed a few things. I took out the lazy connection because it was giving to many errors. You now connect, set the table, update, and then can display the data. I know, I know, that’s TWO whole lines more code. Sorry.

The biggest feature is the ability to show WHO is online, not just a count!!! You will need to have a variable that has the users login name, which most coders store as a session variable, or a global variable. Both are perfectly acceptable. You simply set the users name, update it, and then retrieve the data as an ARRAY. The array will show who is online, the number of “Guests” online, and the number of members, and the overall count of people. PRETTY SLICK.

Head over to the code bin to check it out!

PHP Tutorial [Part 2] underway!

pyr0t3chnician — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:08:21 +0000

Its been a while since I got an update up. I started working on the second part of my PHP tutorial. I plan on covering functions, arrays, and get/post variables for now. I will probably have a third part eventually covering advanced topics like classes, sessions, cookies, files, mysql, and stuff like that. For now though, I am going to finish the basics. I posted the first draft in the tutorial section. I will update it for the next couple days until I get it completed to my satisfaction. Check it out!

WordPress Database Tutorial posted!

pyr0t3chnician — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:18:37 +0000

I just created an in depth tutorial that covers the entire wp-db.php file and how WordPress uses it, and how to use it to create plug-ins for WordPress. It is posted in the tutorials section, here. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Login Script Posted

pyr0t3chnician — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:02:41 +0000

Check out the code bin for a simple, very customizable login script! Code Bin