'last 5 topics'

[Nintendo-Gamer]

that's what i figured yeah

[Mad_Griffith]

hi, is there a way to make a mod similar to this description: "last 5 topic from a specific group of forums located under the same category" or "last 5 topic from a specific forum"?

Thank you.

[Michael S.]

Yes, there is...Just choose the forums you want to be shown when you create your syndication-url.

Greets,
Michael

[k776]

Their Michael's way, or use this:

<?php
require("./forum/global.php");
$fid = "1"; // The id of the forum to pull posts from goes here

$query = $db->query("SELECT * FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."threads WHERE fid=$fid ORDER BY `tid` DESC LIMIT 0,5");
while ($item = $db->fetch_array($query)) {
if (strlen($item['subject']) > 24) { $subject = substr($item['subject'], 0, 20)."...."; } else { $subject = $item['subject']; }
$tid = $item['tid'];
echo "<a href=\"http://www.unprogged.com/showthread.php?tid=$tid\" target=\"_blank\">$subject</a><br>";
}
?>

[Nintendo-Gamer]

But then global.php can't reach other files cause the file that requires it is in another directory i got this error:

Warning: main(./inc/timers.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/nintend1/public_html/forum/global.php on line 14

Warning: main(./inc/timers.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/nintend1/public_html/forum/global.php on line 14

Warning: main(./inc/timers.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/nintend1/public_html/forum/global.php on line 14

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './inc/timers.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/nintend1/public_html/forum/global.php on line 14

[Mad_Griffith]

hi Michael, I've done what you said. I used the last command you gave in the previous page of this thread to include the file here:

www.unprogged.com/portal.php

but the list doesn't show itself...

what can I do?


p.s. I inserted this feed url in the "topics.php" page: http://www.unprogged.com/rss.php?fid=38&limit=5

and I have a Linux domain.

Thank you

[Michael S.]

Where did you insert the code? It must be included in a php-file, I think it does not work when you insert it in the templates...

[Mad_Griffith]

I explained myself pretty bad. I updated my previous post so that now it is understandable.

[andymoo]

Handy code snip there with many many uses, thanks. I've just modded it slightly to put the last ten posts on the main (non forum) pages of our site.

Ta.

[Michael S.]

When you open the topics.php in you browser, does it work?

Where did you insert the code

<?php include ("http://www.yourdomain.tld/../lasttopics/topics.php") ?>