[Add-on] lastRSS agregator for phpBB3 (2.0.0RC)

[Smix_cz]

Classification: Add-on
phpBB Part: Other
MOD Name: lastRSS agregator for phpBB3
MOD Version: 2.0.BETA3
Author: Smix_cz
MOD Description: RSS agregator for phpBB3 viewing news from other websites using RSS

Works with:

• probably works with all versions of phpBB 3 ...
• Tested
  • Beta 4
  • Beta 5
  • RC 7
  • GOLD

Features:

• Display news (on index, viewforum, viewtopic) from other sites on your own
• All RSS versions supported (0.9, 1.0 and 2.0) (VALID RSS feeds preffered)
• TOTAL ACP MANAGEMENT

Requirements:

• Your webhosting must allow fopen or curl

Language: English, Czech

Licence: GNU General Public License v2
NOTICE:

• This mod is based on lastRSS agregator php library by Vojtech Semecky, which is licenced under GNU GPL and is also used with author permission
• This mod also uses accessible javascript newsticker by Wolfgang Bartelme which is free for use

Screenshots:
http://download.smika.net/images/lastrss_forum.png
http://download.smika.net/images/lastrss_config.png
http://download.smika.net/images/lastrss_feeds.png
http://download.smika.net/images/lastrss_feeds_2.png

Live demo board

• http://phpbb3.smika.net
• http://forum.csrune.com

Installation Level: Easy
Installation Time: 10 Minutes
Format: MODX
Download File:
http://phpbb3.smika.net (always actual link and actual info about this mod)

lastRSS further informations :

• http://phpbb3.smika.net/mods.php?project=1&lang=en - download site, latest informations
• http://phpbb3.smika.net - my home support forum for lastRSS agregator
• http://phpbb3.smika.net/lastrss.php - RSS channel - latest news about developing lastRSS agregator (english)

[ewelin]

I just checked it out. Nice to see you've got caching... I made a simliar mod for phpBB2 and got burnt the first time the feed went down as I didn't have caching to start. One question though.. does it only cache the feed if it's parsed correctly?

[Smix_cz]

It´s cached always when the feed is loaded ... And if you don´t change settings it´s loaded again after 12 hours

[ewelin]

so what happens if the feed is offline when the cache expires?

[Smix_cz]

It will show

Sorry, no items found in the RSS file :-(

[ewelin]

hmmm. I think it may be best if it keeps the current cache and then tried to grab the feed every 30 minutes to get an update that works. That away you won't have an error message like that displayed.

If you want help with this let me know. I got this bit of code working on phpBB2 and it shouldn't be hard to port over. I did basically something exactly like this for a client who's running BB2 so when it comes time to upgrade to BB3 this mod will definitely be of interest.

[Smix_cz]

I´ll have a look on that ... Good idea ...

[angelside]

Very nice. use $phpEx on include, and add header on lastRSSphpbb.php

My reel idea is a phpbb news bot, I put in sacks phpbb2.

[ewelin]

I´ll have a look on that ... Good idea ...

I'll dig up the code I've got and try and provide it to ya later tonight. If I forget just post here reminding me and I'll definitely hook ya up with it.

Also does this work with just RSS feeds or is there support for XML and Atom feeds?

[Smix_cz]

Oh I forgot to use $phpEx ? oops ... thnx for warning

and (for sure) you mean to add header like that ?

Spoiler:

/**
*
* @package lastRSS
* @version $Id: 1.0.0
* @copyright (c) 2007 Smix
* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU Public License
*
*/

or something more ? I am actually not sure

edit : sry I missed last message by ewelin ...
So the answer for you : All RSS versions supported (0.9, 1.0 and 2.0) ... And it´s based on lastRSS library ... so only RSS (that´s why it´s called RSS agregator ...)