(Unobtusive) AJAX Rating Bars v 1.2.2 (March 18 2007) ryan masuga, ryan@masugadesign.com (http://www.masugadesign.com) Homepage for this script: http://www.masugadesign.com/the-lab/scripts/unobtrusive-ajax-star-rating-bar / ============================================================================= This (Unobtusive) AJAX Rating Bar script is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ What that means is: Use these files however you want, but don't redistribute without the proper credits, please. I'd appreciate hearing from you if you're using this script. Credits should include: - Masuga Design (http://masugadesign.com/the-lab/scripts/unobtrusive-ajax-star-rating-bar/) - Komodo Media (http://komodomedia.com) - Climax Designs (http://slim.climaxdesigns.com/). - Ben Nolan (http://bennolan.com/behaviour/) for Behavio(u)r! Suggestions or improvements welcome - they only serve to make the script better. ============================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The necessary files: PHP Files: _config-rating.php _drawrating.php db.php rpc.php CSS File: rating.css (can mix into your own stylesheet(s)) Javascript files: behaviour.js rating.js Image files: starrating.gif working.gif CHANGELOG: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- v 1.2.2 Updates (March 18, 2007): * ADDED: prefixed DB calls with $rating_dbname for better separation from other scripts This will really help with Wordpress installs - As of 1.2.2 I don't think you need to do any special tweaks. * UPDATED: changed some variable names so as not to confuse with other scripts ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- v 1.2.1 Updates (March 18, 2007): * ADDED: a new check to keep voters from faking the vote to something very high * ADDED: a check to stop people from voting multiple times * ADDED: example of using 'static' to the Read Me * UPDATED: Use echo now to render your star rater, because I'm using 'return' instead of echo in the function * FIXED: bug where you couldn't have letters in your id. Now, letters and numbers only * FIXED: issue with number of votes cast (i.e. '0') not showing up for new IDs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- v 1.2 Updates (March 11, 2007): * ADDED: a couple checks to stop possible SQL injection hacks * ADDED: 'rel="nofollow"' to the rendered rating bar links * ADDED: Automatic inserting of ID's in the DB * ADDED: New variables to make it easier to fix your paths! * ADDED: Ability to call a rater "static" so you can't vote (Might come in handy if someone needs to be logged in to vote...) * FIXED: SQL in this readme to use backticks for easier copy-n-paste * FIXED: modified a couple CSS styles that were giving people headaches ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- v 1.1 Features: * Uses unobtrusive Javascript, so ratings will still work if the user has Javascript off (the script has been tested in IE 6, Safari, and FF). * keeps Javascript out of the HTML, resulting in cleaner markup * There are now some checks in place to discourage monkey-business, like negative numbers, or funky IP's * IP lockout is now in the script * You can now specify the number of units! If you want 5 stars, just add a 5, otherwise the script defaults to 10. * Enter database info in one place rather than three places * This script only uses ONE image ------------------------------------------------------------- INSTALLATION: ============================================================================= 1. Make your table for the ratings in your db (you should be able to copy and paste the following SQL) ============================================================================= CREATE TABLE `ratings` ( `id` varchar(11) NOT NULL, `total_votes` int(11) NOT NULL default 0, `total_value` int(11) NOT NULL default 0, `used_ips` longtext, PRIMARY KEY (`id`) ) TYPE=MyISAM AUTO_INCREMENT=3; ============================================================================= 2. Enter your specific info into _config-rating.php ============================================================================= $dbhost = 'localhost'; $dbuser = '###'; $dbpass = '###'; $dbname = '###'; $tableName = 'ratings'; $rating_unitwidth = 30; ============================================================================= 3. Enter this line at the top of any page where you want to have rating bars. ============================================================================= ============================================================================= 4. Point to the right Javascript and CSS files (you need behavior.js, rating.js, and rating.css) ============================================================================= Remember to make sure to fix paths for the images as well. I kept behavior.js separate from rating.js, because you can use it for other things! ============================================================================= 5. Drop the function wherever you want a rating bar to appear ============================================================================= NOTE: As of version 1.2.1, use the echo statement! Also, if you use the static parameter, you should always specify the 2nd parameter (number of units), even if it is blank (which will default to 10 units) - 10 stars (default), ID of 8 - 5 stars, ID of 8xxa - 5 stars, ID of 9a, static (non votable) - 10 stars, ID of 9b - 8 stars, ID of 9c, static (non votable) If you want to change how the rating bar is rendered, you will need to edit the _drawrating.php file. Also, you might need to edit the bottom of the rpc.php file at about line 52, where the $newback variable is.