[RESOLVED] Twitter Widget

Armedbadger

Hi, I'm a HTML guy. I have a site up using php-nuke. I can usually figure out the very BASIC php stuff.

I want to add a Twitter Widget to my site. The code from the Profile Widget is this;

My attempt to turning this into something that would work in a php-nuke block is this;

<?php
if (!eregi("modules.php", $PHP_SELF)) {
die ("You can't access this file directly...");

}
require_once("mainfile.php");
$module_name = basename(dirname(FILE));
get_lang($module_name);
include("header.php");
$index = 0;
OpenTable();
echo"<script src=\"http://widgets.twimg.com/j/2/widget.js\"></script>"
. "script>"
. "ew TWTR.Widget({"
. " version: 2,"
. " type: 'profile',"
. " rpp: 4,"
. " interval: 6000,"
. " width: 'auto',"
. " height: 300,"
. " theme: {"
. " shell: {"
. " background: '#11a7ed',"
. " color: '#000000'"
. " },"
. " tweets: {"
. " background: '#ffffff',"
. " color: '#000000',"
. " links: '#11a7ed'"
. " }"
. " },"
. " features: {"
. " scrollbar: false,"
. " loop: false,"
. " live: false,"
. " hashtags: true,"
. " timestamp: true,"
. " avatars: false,"
. " behavior: 'all'"
. " }"
. ").render().setUser('ArmedBadgerCom').start();"
. "/script>";
CloseTable();
include("footer.php");

I've spent the last week trying to get this working. Can someone point me in the right direction? My last resort is trying to learn all about PHP on the web.

Thanks in advance for any and all help.

sneakyimp

what's wrong with what you tried?

Armedbadger

It shows up as html. I can see the code on the web site, not what the code is suppose to generate

sneakyimp

Are you sure your website supports PHP? What happens when you create an blank php file and just put this into it?

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Armedbadger

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Shows up as code also. I see this [<?php phpinfo(); ?>]

The whole site is php ran on mysql.

I use php-nuke and am trying to create a block. I use the code, type in my first post, and call it block-twitter.php. Then call for it in a box I create.

If the code is right, it must be in my block creation.

My eyes are bleeding from staring at code for two days. But if the code is correct then it points me in a new, maybe not right direction.

sneakyimp

That PHP I posted should output a whole ton of formatted HTML that fully describes your HTML setup. Sounds to me like your server doesn't have PHP installed. Either that or the web server is not configured properly.

Armedbadger

check the site and forums, http://www.armedbadger.com

Its not server config and the WHOLE site is ran on php

sneakyimp

and what's the url of the file where you put that code I posted?

Armedbadger

http://www.armedbadger.com/index.php

The very bottom left of the page in the test box.

Thank you very much for your time!

Armedbadger

I just added it at http://www.armedbadger.com/test.php if you need to see what it generates

sneakyimp

OK yes your server handles PHP properly (you should probably take that test.php file down so hackers don't come sniffing around).

I was just trying to understand what you mean when you said "i just see code".

Sounds like PHPNuke takes the code in your PHP file and somehow intercepts it rather than just outputting it. That seems really weird to me, but I don't know how PHPNuke works. I recommend you find their forum and ask there. You'll probably have better luck.

Another possibility is that you just add the javascript widget to your header or footer. Or start reading your source code to find out what the heck is going on.

Armedbadger

Ok, thanks for your time. Phpnuke forums have no clue.

Ill take your advice and try the header, thank you for your time and patience with this.

sneakyimp

One thing occurs to me...what filename are you using for these files you are writing this PHP in? Are you saving them as filename.php or filename.txt or some other extension?

Armedbadger

I am naming them .php My last attempt was block-twitter.php.

Just to be sure...... this code is correct?

<?php
if (!eregi("modules.php", $PHP_SELF)) {
die ("You can't access this file directly...");

And if I remove the include for the header and footer, I should the be able to insert it into my header?

Again, thank you for your help!

sneakyimp

Not being familiar with PHPNuke, I have no idea what any of that code is going to do in the context of PHPNuke. You haven't been very specific about your file structure, and I know so little about PHPNuke that I'm not going to be helpful. For example, I don't see you accessing any block-twitter.php file directly so I'm guessing that it's some how included from some other PHPNuke which I haven't seen.

As I'm sure you know, trying to [man]echo[/man] something with all kinds of comments in it is a pain in the ass. You might try something like this

<?php
// i am block-twitter.php
// note the javascript is after the closing PHP tag:
?>
<script src="http://widgets.twimg.com/j/2/widget.js"></script>
<script>
new TWTR.Widget({
version: 2,
type: 'profile',
rpp: 4,
interval: 6000,
width: 'auto',
height: 300,
theme: {
shell: {
background: '#11a7ed',
color: '#000000'
},
tweets: {
background: '#ffffff',
color: '#000000',
links: '#11a7ed'
}
},
features: {
scrollbar: false,
loop: false,
live: false,
hashtags: true,
timestamp: true,
avatars: false,
behavior: 'all'
}
}).render().setUser('ArmedBadgerCom').start();
</script>

Armedbadger

I would create a block from within phpnuke. I would the call for block-twitter.php to be the content for that block.

If you look at the site the news, userinfo, polls and all the other content are inside what phpnuke calls blocks. At the very bottom and left of the page is the first code you gave me. It is in a block-test.php. I then created the test box and called the block-test.php. You can see the results.

I need a shower and some food. I will add your code to the header in about an 1/2 hour.

Really, thank you so much for your time and help.

bradgrafelman

I'd say your problem has nothing to do with PHP and everything to do with PHP-Nuke. The 'phpinfo' part that is showing up on your index looks like the code is being translated into HTML-safe text (e.g. '<' becomes '<', line breaks become "<br>", etc.) and then inserted into part of the template.

I don't know how you added that code, nor do I know how PHP-Nuke works, but my guess is that you're attempting to use PHP code in a template area of PHP-Nuke that is expecting plain text.

Armedbadger

You are a GOD. I will sacrifice cans in Coke Zero in your honor! It had to be my code.

I simply took your code and created block-twitter.php and called for it in my twitter box and IT WORKS!

I did the same thing I've been doing for hours and hours and hours, but this time I used you fixed code.

My deepest and most heartfelt thanks to you!