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Gary
Blog URL:
http://www.musthavepets.com/blogs/musthavepets
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This is where I will post information about the site's features and any pertinent changes. The site is working well now and I will start advertising it to get more members and visitors.
Please register and use the site and report any problems to me. Best regards,

Gary
Upgrade to version 3.4.1
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The first week of January I upgraded the site to version 3.4.1 which was supposed to add some enhancements and bug fixes.  Overall the upgrade went well but I still have a few things to fix.  One item is the behavior of the Clubs.  When you click on a club from the home page it takes you back to the homepage.  I should be able to fix that quickly by verifying the correct files are on the server.

Also the Cron Job (automatic server side process) which sends out emails and notifications was not working and that has been corrected. You will get some notifications that you may have already seen.  As soon as they are all sent from the queue you will receive only current items.  The system sends 50 items ever 15 minutes until they are all sent.

There is a video chat, instant message and commenting system installed but the server does not support it yet so they are not active. I am looking for a server that has flash media server installed.

17/01/2008 0 comments | Add Comment
Upgraded to 3.4.1
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I finally got the site upgraded and all seem to be working with one exception regarding the Forum.php class.  I have commented out the problem statement that for admin_validate function until i can find a fix.

Invite some friends over and lets build the site together.
26/12/2007 0 comments | Add Comment
Modifications added:
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20070417 1635 CST
Post Testimonials directly.
Added the mod to allow testimonials to be posted directly to profile without approval. Like Myspace.  Members can still delete testimonials.
edit modules/testimonials.php and replace the "function add_testimonial()" with this code:

function add_testimonial(){

  $info = auth_member();

  $values = form_handle_input("write_testimonial");
  $write_access = auth_testimonial_write_access($info["mem_id"],$values["per_id"]);

  if(!$write_access){
    build_error(16,$values["err_page"],$values["err_section"]);
  }//if

  $sql_query="INSERT INTO testimonials (mem_id,per_id,feedback,date) VALUES (:0:,:1:,':2:',:3:)";

  $GLOBALS["DB"]->values = array ($values["per_id"],$info["mem_id"], $values["feedback"],time());

  $GLOBALS["DB"]->execute($sql_query);

  $link = build_link("profile",$values["per_id"])."/?cmp_id=2";
  load_page($link);

}//add_testimonial

Original filed backed up in directory
20070416 1300 CST
Allow embeded media in profile.
This will change the "My Media" section in the profile questions to allow users to input embeded information like from youtube or google. One caution with this is since the "My Media" is in the column by default the width is generally only about 225 px wide. Default videos from Youtube.com are about 450 px wide. So if the user does not change the size then it will mess up the way their profile looks. So you may want to adjust your profile by putting the media section in the larger column. But it is up to you.

There are 3 steps to this modification:

FIRST

You need to modify your database profile table. Which means you need to access it via phpmyadmin or similar. And you need to edit the "profile" table and change the "media" field type from "VarChar" to "Text" and remove the 255 string limitation.

NEXT
1. Go to admin->customize->profile sections and edit the profile with your media field (the default profile is personal).
2. Edit the "Add Sound or Video" field.
3. Change the "Field Type" to "text box" and enter the sizes. A good size is 8cols x 30 rows, but you can use whatever size you want.
4. Do not check "add to advanced search"
5. Update values

THEN

edit functions/build_functions.php under build_info function after case: "media" around line 580:


find:

$ret = "<object classid="clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6" id="WindowsMediaPlayer1">

Add directly above add:
if (strstr(strtolower($values[$name]),"&lt;object") || strstr(strtolower($values[$name]),"&lt;embed")){
$ret = html_entity_decode($values[$name]);
break;

Files backed up in directory
20070416 2010 CST
Change number of pics in Hot or Not Random
This will increase (or decrease) the number of random photos that are displayed in the hotornot (rating) photo section.

edit modules/hotornot.php find under "random_selection()" function around line 142:

$sql_query = "SELECT pho_id,photos.mem_id,photos.photo_small,photos.posted FROM photos,profiles WHERE photos.mem_id=profiles.mem_id AND voting='1' ".$add." AND photos.mem_id!=".$info["mem_id"]." ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 0,5";

Change:
LIMIT 0,5

To:
LIMIT 0,10

10 = the limit you would like to set for random photos


 
18/04/2007 0 comments | Add Comment
Advertising
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I place an ad in the Chicago and Los Angeles newspaper today.  Lets see if they generate any interests.
29/03/2007 0 comments | Add Comment
Background image on profile
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Ok.. this one is not so important but .. what the heck.
To change your profile background to something like mine.. use this code
<style>
{ background-color: transparent;
}body
{ background-image: url(
http://www.123backgrounds.com/freebg/114.gif);
  background-repeat: repeat;
.template_body{
font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", "sans-serif";
font-size: 8pt;
color: #000000;
}
.template_body a{
color: #4494C7;
}
.template_body a:hover{
text-decoration: none;
}
.template_header{
font-family: "Tahoma", "Arial", "Helvetica", "sans-serif";
font-size: 18pt;
color: #4494C7;
}
.template_boxheader{
background-color: #4494C7;
font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", "sans-serif";
font-size: 8pt;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-weight: bolder;
padding: 5px;
}
.template_box{
border: 2px solid #4494C7;
}
.template_button{
background-color: #A7D3F0;
border: 1px solid #4494C7;
font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", "sans-serif";
font-size: 8pt;
color: #4494C7;
}
.template_button a{
color: #2E7AAB;
text-decoration: none;
}
.template_menuheader{
background-color: #DE841A;
font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", "sans-serif";
font-size: 8pt;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-weight: bolder;
padding: 5px;
}
.template_menubox{
border: 2px solid #DE841A;
}
.template_menubody{
font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", "sans-serif";
font-size: 8pt;
color: #000000;
}
.template_menubody a{
color: #333333;
text-decoration: none;
}
</style>
Now this is the code that brings in the background so you can just change it to whatever you like.
{ background-color: transparent;
}body
{ background-image: url(
http://www.123backgrounds.com/freebg/114.gif);
  background-repeat: repeat;
This only works if you have chosen the blank theme for your profile.
Cheers,
Gary
20/12/2006 1 comments | Add Comment
Moved to Faster Server
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Dear MHP members,

We have moved to a faster server.  I am now pleased to announce that the site is working very fast and is much more useable.  Please let me know if you encounter any problems since problems usually come up during a move to a new server.

Best regards,

 Gary

17/12/2006 1 comments | Add Comment
eCards Ready for Sending
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I have uploaded some Christmast cards, and greeting cards featuring Dogs and Cats to the eCards module.  Check them out and send an eCard today.
02/12/2006 0 comments | Add Comment
Upgraded to Version 3.2
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The site was recently upgraded to Handshakes Professional v3.2 which brings many enhancements sucah as Videos, Music and an awesome eCards module.
Also, the new lighter, faster theme has been installed and the site loads quite quickly now. 
If you have not done so yet, please create a club, add events to the calendar, post classifieds and participate in our Forum.
Only with your help can this community site really grow.  I ask that you visit often and invite some friends who has pets to join us on musthavepets.com
02/12/2006 0 comments | Add Comment
Upgraded to version 3.0
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The site was updated yesterday to version 3.0 and this added new functionality such as Music, Videos, Forums and picture commenting.  Please enjoy the new features and report any problems in the support forum.
17/08/2006 0 comments | Add Comment
Your Friends on My Handshakes
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I have tweaked the script just a little to display up to 20 of your friends on your homepage. that is the page you get after logging in or clicking on the My Handshakes menu option.

I have also suggested some tweaks to the zcript maker to make is more functional and I am told that there will be a new version released next week.  Can't wait to see now the new functions work.

Also - soon we will have a theme that will make the site look something like MySpace.

19/06/2006 0 comments | Add Comment
Site Migration
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The server company will be migrating musthavepets to a new server shortly.  I do not anticipate any problems but just in case the site becomes unreachable you will know why.

I'll post more details when they tell me the exact time they will attempt the migrations to the new server.  All the best. Gary

13/06/2006 0 comments | Add Comment
This Blog
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I do like the blog feature of this site.  It seems to be nicely thought out and well implemented.

06/06/2006 2 comments | Add Comment
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