[Block] ventrilo block

[stigmartyr]

awwww poo!

[WizardHawk]

I don't know if you all are using free servers or pay, but I'm using darkstar hosting and they now provide everything for a ventrilo status block. Just copy and paste the java code from your account control panel and you get exactly what you wanted. Prices are pretty cheap and I've been using them for a long time.

darkstarllc.com if interested.

[stigmartyr]

Thanks Wizard Hawk.  But I just transfered to ANHosting.com (part of midPhase) I get 15GB on a blazin fast line and 250GB of BW for $8.00/mo

Of course all the bells ans whistles for a linux server.  I think Ill ssave myself the pain of migration and simply petition them to approove Ventrilo_Status for their users.  After all, it is a verifiable commercial product.  No more dangerous than pop3 for cryin out loud lol...

Thanks for the update tho.  It encouraged me to press my new host. 

BTW, Id suggest everyong look at OUTPOST USA: www.OUTPOST-HOST.us

Its a Nation-wide internet company.  They do alot of free stuff like custom HTML web design and low cost, pro FLASH design for 75% less than market price.  All you have to do is subscribe, and they give you everything else free.


www.OUTPOST-HOST.us

[WizardHawk]

Darkstar is a ventrilo host, not a web host ;-)

I didn't change my web host and I have one that refuses to allow the program to run. The script I was talking about is provided by my ventrilo host and the exe runs on their servers. There is nothing to add to your web host at all, just copy and paste the java code provided in your ventrilo control panel and paste it into a new script box in TP and you get full ventrilo status with a nice layout.

If you are paying for a ventrilo host now and having a ventrilo block is something you care about, changing your vent host to darkstar is worth looking into since they have very good prices and solid servers anyway.

[IchBin]

Any good Vent host should provide you with such a feature as it is part of the Ventrilo server....

[stigmartyr]

Ya know, Im paying for my vent server through ECGN (East Coast Gaming Network)  I shoulda thought of that I guess

I didnt know that they could provide that to me, because I thought that all the files had to be on the same server as my forums.

[daygo140]

I think the reason this isn't working for some is because IchBin's scipt is for Windows servers.  I went to http://www.ventrilo.com/download.php and there is a specific script for users that are running Linux in the "third party utilities" section.

I downloaded the Windows version and the files contained in the download look EXACTLY like the ones that IchBin posted here.  In addition the readme in the zip file for windows specifically states, "Installing the windows ventrilo_status.exe program on a Linux machine will not work no matter how hard you try." 

In addition the files for the Linux version are totally different.  I have little expierience in this stuff.  Can someone step up and break this down to NOOB programmer terms like IchBin did and post this Linux Ventrilo Status Block NOOBIE HOW TO...

There will be many members who will praise you up and down including myself!!!

[IchBin]

The only difference is the ventrilo_status file. The php scripts are the same. That is why it says that the ventrilo_status.exe file will not work on linux (because .exe is a windows execution file). All you need to do is replace the .exe file with the linux binary and everything should work the same. I do believe I stated that in the original post.

[scotte44]

inlcude ('ventrilo/ventrilotest.php');
It should be include. I get this now:
CVentriloStatus->Request() failed. PHP Unable to start external status process.

[daygo140]

OOH that was my problem too!!!  "inlcude"  LOL.

But now I DO NOT get any errors, just nothing shows up in the module.

BUT when I go directly to http://www.cyeclan.com/ventrilo/ventrilotest.php I ALSO get:

CVentriloStatus->Request() failed. PHP Unable to start external status process.