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Why idahocline.com and idahocline.info ?
Well, at first sight both sites are equal… In fact, idahocline.info was created in the hurry due to issue with the webhoster of idahocline.com. But normally, idahocline.info should have been created a little later.

In fact, I planned to create another site dedicated to Web Development with everything related. So let’s say that this site will be soon totally redesigned to be more developper oriented, with different areas, like :
- CSS/xHTML : Templates / tutorials / links
- Design : Ideas, discussions about Web Designs
- PHP/mySQL : Tips and tricks for PHP, mySQL, …
- WordPress : plugins, tips & tricks, …
- Showcase : portfolio of several projects done or in progress
- Testing area : do you really don’t know what it is ? 😉
Normally this site with architecture above will be online soon, probably end of June….

Of course, idahocline.com will stay online but will be more focused on my wife and I.

I am also working on several other WP plugins (with an administration page):
- psnGeneric v1.0.0 : Random Item: Random Quotes, Books, … based on a table (Totaly generic)
- psnGallery2 v1.3.0 : Coppermine Gallery (including all supported formats)
- psnStat v1.0.0 : TFS WebStatistics
03/06/2004
Further information on psnGallery2 tags/functions
Out of a post (eg: in index.php)

// Generate tags to display several random pictures from a specific Coppermine album (if -1 : from all albums)
function CPGRndPicture($aid=-1, $count =-1, $nSize=1,$before='',$after='', $activelink=true, $dummy='') // Generate tags to display a full album from a specific Coppermine album (if -1 : from all albums)...
function CPGAlbum($aid, $nCols=4, $nSize=1, $beforeCol="", $afterCol="", $beforeRow="", $afterRow="")

// Get the name of an album
function CPGAlbumName($aid)

// Get the name of a category
function CPGCategoryName($cid)

// Get the number of pictures within an album
function CPGAlbumPicCount($aid)

// Get the album name list of a category
function CPGAlbumListCategory($cid, $count=-1, $nSize=1, $before='', $after='')

// Display a picture (in some modes)
function CPGPicture($pictID, $nSize=1, $before='', $after='', $mode='picture', $dummy=0)

// Display the specific thumbnail associated with an album
function CPGAlbumThumb ($aid, $nSize=1, $before='', $after='')

Within POST

Tag defined Associated function Action
- <cpg_album> => CPGAlbum($elems[ 0 ], $elems[ 1 ], $elems[ 2 ], $elems[ 3 ], $elems[ 4 ], $elems[ 5 ], $elems[ 6 ]);
- <cpg_albumcatlist> => CPGAlbumListCategory($elems[ 0 ], $elems[ 1 ], $elems[ 2 ], $elems[ 3 ], $elems[ 4 ]);
- <cpg_albumname> => CPGAlbumName($elems[ 0 ]) ;
- <cpg_albumpiccount> => CPGAlbumPicCount($elems[ 0 ]);
- <cpg_albumthumb> => CPGAlbumThumb($elems[ 0 ], $elems[ 1 ], $elems[ 2 ], $elems[ 3 ], $elems[ 4 ], $elems[ 5 ], $elems[ 6 ]);
- <cpg_categoryname> => CPGCategoryName($elems[ 0 ]) ;
- <cpg_gallery> => CPGRndPicture($elems[ 0 ], $elems[ 1 ], $elems[ 2 ], $elems[ 3 ], $elems[ 4 ], $elems[ 5 ], $elems[ 6 ]);
- <cpg_picture> => CPGPicture($elems[ 0 ], $elems[ 1 ], $elems[ 2 ], $elems[ 3 ], $elems[ 4 ], $elems[ 5 ], $elems[ 6 ]);
- <gallery> => CPGRndPicture($elems[ 0 ], $elems[ 1 ], $elems[ 2 ], $elems[ 3 ], $elems[ 4 ], $elems[ 5 ], $elems[ 6 ]);
Of course, $elems[ x ] will be replace by the according value:

In other words : <cpg_gallery>1|5|1</cpg_gallery> will become CPGRndPicture(1, 5, 1, », », », »); and finally :
Another example : <cpg_picture>275|1</cpg_picture> will become CPGPicture(275, 1, », », », », ») and finally :
31/05/2004
cpg_picture quickfix

Well, I was too fast to deliver the psnGallery2…In the sql, included in the « package ». There is a « ( » too much !

In order to fix the issue. Execute the following sql (eg, from phpMyAdmin) :
UPDATE wp_psnGallery SET value = 'CPGPicture($elems[ 0 ], $elems[ 1 ], $elems[ 2 ], $elems[ 3 ], $elems[ 4 ], $elems[ 5 ], $elems[ 6 ]);' WHERE "kind" = 'TAG' AND "key" = 'picture' LIMIT 1 ;

And here is sample of the display of one specific picture via the tag <cpg_picture>759|1</cpg_picture>

31/05/2004
psnGallery2 version 1.2.1

So ! Here we go !

The release of psnGallery 2 (wordpress + Copermine) is out since few days but as you know, the idahocline.com is down for unknow reason without news from the webhoster ! 🙁

So as promised, here is the zip of the plugin

Have fun with it ! :o)

29/05/2004
As the phoenix…idahocline.info is back to replace idahocline.com

Well, it seems that idahocline.com has huge issues ! So here is the phoenix ! 🙂

Unfortunetaly my last database backup was …..old (few days) but…

29/05/2004
psnGallery 2 Version 1.2.1 released !

As promised, the new release is available for download !

Click on download to get it !

Keep me inform if you encounter any issue !

28/05/2004
PHP Tag within a post

Based on the work of Stevarino and to answer to WordPress Forum, here is another version :

I found the problem….It comes the formatting functions which convert few « special » characters into more fancy one….

function run_phpinpost($data) { $PHPTag = "phpcode"; $data = str_replace(array("rn","r"), "n", $data); while (false !== strpos($data, "< ".$PHPTag .">")) { $Before= substr($data, 0, strpos($data, "< ".$PHPTag.">")); $After = substr($data, strpos($data, "")+(strlen($PHPTag)+3)); $Evaluate = substr($data, strpos($data, "< ".$PHPTag.">")+(strlen($PHPTag)+2)); $Evaluate = substr($Evaluate,0,strpos($Evaluate, "")-1); $Evaluate = str_replace(array("’","‘"),"'", $Evaluate); $Evaluate = str_replace(array("”","“"),'"', $Evaluate); ob_start(); // run that data and grab what comes out eval($Evaluate); $data = $Before.ob_get_clean().$After; } // end of while return $data; } // end of run_phpinpost
add_filter('the_content', 'run_phpinpost');

to use it, simply put the code above in « my-hacks.php », and in your post use the tags :
<phpcode>php executable code </phpcode>

By the way if you are using an « old » PHP version, the function ob_get_clean() is not existing so :
// To add compatibility with earlier PHP version...(before 4.3.0) if (!function_exists("ob_get_clean")) { function ob_get_clean() { $ob_contents = ob_get_contents(); ob_end_clean(); return $ob_contents; } }

27/05/2004
psnGallery2 1.2.1 changes overview
Well, I know it is always annoying to wait for news…. So here are some… 🙂

The most important addition/change with the release is the fact that all the configuration parameters are now stored in a table in the « wordpress » database (see below to have further information).

Here are the differents news functionnalities available with psnGallery2 1.2.1 :
- User Defined tags for posting where you associate a tag to php code
- Coppermine Albums viewer within WP-Admin area
- Coppermine Pictures viewer within WP-Admin area
- psnGallery2 parameters viewer within WP-Admin area
- Fix of few bugs
- etc…
In the future versions, I will add a « online » configuration of psnGallery2.

(suite…)
27/05/2004
psnCPGAdmin preview (psnGallery2 admin page)

According the WordPress Support forum, several requests appeared..about having a way to found out the albumid, the pictureid, etc…

So, my answer is :

Here is a preview of the Administration page for psnGallery2 plugin.

The new psnGallery2 will be out soon. In fact, I am reviewing the way of handling the « customized » tags and as you can imaigne in the preview above, a management of the plugin parameters is done now via another way (a configuration table). This is in test phase since yesterday.

If I have enough time, the new release (including the admin page) will be available for download tomorrow night (GMT+2).

26/05/2004
Nicer Archives integrated

I finally integrated the « nicer archives« .

Easy, simple, nearly nothing to do to be integrated !

Click here to view it in action or in the Blog menu, select the option « Archives ».

09/05/2004