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Started by niko, October 01, 2004, 02:45:55 PM

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Steve

Thanks. Your first option sounds best. Appreciate it.
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Steve

Just wanted to let you know I used your first option and it worked like a charm. Thanks!  ;D
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Chen Zhen

I'm glad it worked.
Another option for people might be to use .htaccess to adjust those values I previously posted.

I was thinking of attempting to compress/minify all the arcade files for the next stable release but I'm being asked to add quite a bit more to the mod so I doubt it will stop this from happening.
SMF doesn't seem to be designed with a chunk upload nor a resumable upload sub-routine (yet) which would allow for larger files notwithstanding PHP limits.
However the Arcade uses a chunk upload (option) for its game upload/installs since many of the HTML5 games have large file sizes.

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Diego Andrés

Quote from: Chen Zhen on March 25, 2022, 07:38:28 PMI was thinking of attempting to compress/minify all the arcade files for the next stable release but I'm being asked to add quite a bit more to the mod so I doubt it will stop this from happening.

That'd be very good for js and css files that aren't being edited anymore or are unlikely to get new edits.

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Grammy

I have a question, please.   :)

I have a fresh install of 2.1.2 and no mods other than I've just installed SMF Arcade 2.6.9.3 (compatible).  I've only installed one game just to test it.  It plays fine and tries to save my score but that's where the issue is.  My forum is mydomain.com/forum but when it's time to save the score, it redirects to mydomain.com?act=Arcade&do=newscore  (so back to the main domain, not to the forum directory).  I've checked and the paths are all correct.  This seems to be the only issue, while kicking the tires on the arcade (that saving the score redirects back to the main domain).  These are the paths/urls and they are pretty much identical to the forum's images, smilies, etc., with the exception of the actual directory name:

URL to games:  https://mydomain.com/forum/Games
Path to games directory:  /services/webpages/f/a/mydomain.com/public/forum/Games
URL to external ruffle zip archive:  https://web-develop.ca/index.php?action=downloads;area=stable_smf_arcade;file=87;download

Could you guys point me in the right direction to sort why saving the score is redirecting outside my forum's directory and to the main domain url?

Thanks!   :)

Chen Zhen


@Grammy:

It's the JavaScript save function in some of the games that doesn't take into account a forum residing in a sub-directory. I've brought up the issue in the past with people that put their save code/function in the IBP HTML5 Arcade games but they didn't seem to understand what I meant by testing for various forum parent/child directory path scenarios.

As a result there are thousands of games that will behave like that.
Your solution is to adjust your server config or add a server config file in the "mydomain.com" path.

For example, if you use apache create a .htaccess file located in the actual server path for "mydomain.com". This will be the parent path of "forum".
.htaccess possible contents:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} act=Arcade
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !forum
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}/forum/$1 [NC,L]


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Grammy

Quote from: Chen Zhen on August 07, 2022, 01:52:29 AMRewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} act=Arcade
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !forum
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}/forum/$1 [NC,L]



Thanks so much, Chen Zhen, that sorted it!   :)

Steve

Is that something we should all do?
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Chen Zhen

@Steve:

No, this is just something for people that have their forum in a sub-directory off of the actual URL.
What people should be doing is have their DNS and nameserver point to a proper destination without the sub-directory.
You can configure your Apache (or whatever HTTP Server software) to use a directory of choosing on your OS but it shouldn't really be used in the URL.
I'll work on something in the JavaScript/HTML5 that attempts to have the window.location.hostname include any sub-directories for the games contained within the canvas but for now this solution will work.

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Steve

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Chen Zhen


Updated to version 2.6.9.4.
This version includes important bug fixes and changes.
The WebDev download section link is in my signature.
 

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Steve

Thank you for that. :)
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Chen Zhen


Updated to version 2.6.9.5.
This version includes important bug fixes and changes.
The updated package is available from the WebDev download section.



Most relevant changes that were giving people issues in the previous version:

  • SMF 2.1.3 users can now successfully update Ruffle from within the Arcade platform
  • File size of the package is smaller due to Ruffle not being included in the archive
  • Ruffle is updated/uploaded after Arcade package installation
  • A few PHP and MySQL errors have been fixed

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Steve

#5233
Thanks Chen Zhen. ;D

Edit: isn't there a setting to NOT show a random game? If there is, I can't find it ...
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Chen Zhen


I don't remember adding any option like that for Enterprise A or C skins.
The Defiant & Classic skins don't have the random game.

For anyone that has the skills, I put in the ability to make your own templates via Arcade hooks.
You can always edit the existing templates or edit them + change file names & add them as Arcade hooks.

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Dave J

If you want quizzes to add to the new SMF2.1 quiz mod go here . There are also walkthroughs in the forum to explain how to install them and other tips.

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