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1. Cubeloop
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Hi,
   I'm a newbie with both WP and PHP and need your help.
   I'm setting up a blog which will use rendered images with the use of a php file. I have downloaded the script from here http://cube.crider.co.uk/visualcube.php which is under GNU licence (free to use)
   I have uploaded the files into /wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/vcube/
   I have the "Allow PHP in posts and pages" plugin installed and trying to run the script with

   [php debug=1]
   include ('/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/vcube/visualcube.php?fmt=gif&size=200&view=plan&case=RURURU2RURUR2U2Ry2&arw=U1U5,U5U1,U3U7,U7U3');
   [/php]

   What am I doing wrong here?
   I get the following errors
   

   Warning: include(/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/vcube/visualcube.php?fmt=gif&size=200&view=plan&case=RURURU2RURUR2U2Ry2&arw=U1U5,U5U1,U3U7,U7U3) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/c/cubeloop/cubeloop/cubeloop.com/www/wp-content/plugins/allow-php-in-posts-and-pages/allowphp.php(50) : eval()'d code on line 2
   
   Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/vcube/visualcube.php?fmt=gif&size=200&view=plan&case=RURURU2RURUR2U2Ry2&arw=U1U5,U5U1,U3U7,U7U3' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/share/pear') in /home/c/cubeloop/cubeloop/cubeloop.com/www/wp-content/plugins/allow-php-in-posts-and-pages/allowphp.php(50) : eval()'d code on line 2
   
   Notice: Undefined variable: res in /home/c/cubeloop/cubeloop/cubeloop.com/www/wp-content/plugins/allow-php-in-posts-and-pages/allowphp.php on line 52

2. Digital Raindrops
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   First rather than changing the default theme use a child theme as your changes will be lost if The next WordPress upgrade included the theme, as the upgrade deletes the files and re-writes them.

   Once you have that sorted then You need the full path!

   get_stylesheet_directory_uri() will find the url for the theme.

   [php debug=0]
   include_once(get_stylesheet_directory_uri() .'/vcube/visualcube.php?fmt=gif&size=200&view=plan&case=RURURU2RURUR2U2Ry2&arw=U1U5,U5U1,U3U7,U7U3');
   [/php]

3. Cubeloop
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Hi,
   I created a child theme in /wp-content/themes/vcube
   I created the style.css file to contain
   

   /*
   Theme Name:     Twenty Eleven Child
   Theme URI:      http: //example.com/
   Description:    Child theme for the Twenty Eleven theme
   Author:         Your name here
   Author URI:     http: //example.com/about/
   Template:       twentyeleven
   Version:        0.1.0
   */
   
   @import url("../twentyeleven/style.css");

   It messes with the parent style (as stated in the child theme link you gave, but I thought as long as I did'nt add anything to the child the parent should still be valid via the @import url tag. Now the logo is gone for instance...

   Anyway,
   I use the code you gave me
   

   [php debug=0]
   include_once(get_stylesheet_directory_uri() .'/vcube/visualcube.php?fmt=gif&size=200&view=plan&case=RURURU2RURUR2U2Ry2&arw=U1U5,U5U1,U3U7,U7U3');
   [/php]

   But I now get these errors
   

   Warning: include_once() [function.include-once]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/c/cubeloop/cubeloop/cubeloop.com/www/wp-content/plugins/allow-php-in-posts-and-pages/allowphp.php(50) : eval()'d code on line 2
   
   Warning: include_once(http://cubeloop.com/wp-content/themes/vcube/vcube/visualcube.php?fmt=gif&size=200&view=plan&case=RURURU2RURUR2U2Ry2&arw=U1U5,U5U1,U3U7,U7U3) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/c/cubeloop/cubeloop/cubeloop.com/www/wp-content/plugins/allow-php-in-posts-and-pages/allowphp.php(50) : eval()'d code on line 2
   
   Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening 'http://cubeloop.com/wp-content/themes/vcube/vcube/visualcube.php?fmt=gif&size=200&view=plan&case=RURURU2RURUR2U2Ry2&arw=U1U5,U5U1,U3U7,U7U3' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/share/pear') in /home/c/cubeloop/cubeloop/cubeloop.com/www/wp-content/plugins/allow-php-in-posts-and-pages/allowphp.php(50) : eval()'d code on line 2

   It makes no sense to me

   /Dennis

4. Digital Raindrops
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   If you want to include the script then do it in the child themes functions.php and not in a page or post, includes are ok in the functions.php.

   function get_visualcube() {
      if( is_singular() ) {
         include_once(get_stylesheet_directory_uri() .'/vcube/visualcube.php?fmt=gif&size=200&view=plan&case=RURURU2RURUR2U2Ry2&arw=U1U5,U5U1,U3U7,U7U3');
      }
   }

   In the page call the function?
   

   [php debug=0]
   get_visualcube();
   [/php]

   HTH

   David

5. Cubeloop
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Hi David,
   I'm at work and don't have access to upload the file to the server right now. I will check it later tonight.

   BUT, I don't think it will work since the arguments passed to the visualcube.php will change for every image I create
   For instance a 3d view of the rubiks cube with the moves RUR' (*) applied to it will look like http://cube.crider.co.uk/visualcube.php?fmt=gif&size=200&alg=RUR'
   a top view of the cube were you have to orient the 4 corners and permute the for edges will look like http://cube.crider.co.uk/visualcube.php?fmt=gif&size=200&view=plan&case=RUR'U'R'U2RUR'UR2U2R'y2&arw=U1U5,U5U1,U3U7,U7U3

   I also think I will have problems with the single quote (') in the parameters above, but I think that \' will do the trick?

   The reason is that I want the script to generate different cases for me as .png or .gif instead of spending lot of time photoshop'ing

   * It's rubiks cube notation where R is the right face and U is the upper face. R is clockwise, R' is counterclockwise

6. Cubeloop
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Hi,
   the only thing that happens is that
   function get_visualcube() { if( is_singular() ) { include_once(get_stylesheet_directory_uri() .'/vcube/visualcube.php?fmt=gif&size=200&view=plan&case=RURURU2RURUR2U2Ry2&arw=U1U5,U5U1,U3U7,U7U3'); } }
   is output on the top of the screen

   /Dennis

7. Digital Raindrops
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   It requires database tables and a connebt for the visualcube, not sure if it is for WordPress.

   I created a test function and passed in arguments, but it is looking for a database connection in the visualcube file.

   I added the localhost database connections then got table errors, so it looks like you will need to do some more digging!

   Here is my code for functions.php

   [Code moderated as per the Forum Rules. Please use the pastebin]

   HTH

   David

8. Digital Raindrops
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   HaHa!
   After all that someone has already turned it into a wordpress plugin!

   http://www.vanderblonk.com/tools/wordpress-rubik-plugin/

   If that works, please mark this one resolved!

   HTH

   David

9. Cubeloop
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Hi David,
   figured it out! :)

   I thought like this, the .php file creats an image. Then I inserted the file and parameters within the <img> tag. like
   <img src="http://www.cubeloop.com/vcube/visualcube.php?fmt=png&size=200&view=plan&bg=t&case=RUR'U'R'U2RUR'UR2U2R'y2&arw=U1U5,U5U1,U3U7,U7U3"/>

   I also moved the file outside WP and deleted the child theme. In the visualcube.php file I noticed that it calls for image caching (mysql requests), but since my site will not generate many hits (...) I modified the value $ENABLE_CACHE to false. Now it works like a charm.

   I also did try the vanderblonk plugin. It work out of the box! It has not as many options like the other one. I will have to dig deeper of which is best suited for me. There is also a third option http://software.rubikscube.info/icube/ which I have not tried yet

   Thanks for all the help and effort you have given me, truly appriciated

   /Dennis

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