Best way to start MODx API / Parser from an external PHP File?

Hi,

I’m currently modding a plugin for fck editor which allows you to add to create links to site documents, what is the best way to start the MODx API on an external php file?

At the moment i have copied index.php and changed the line which executes the modx parser

// execute the parser
$modx->aexecuteParser();

Then I have copied part of the executeparser() function in this file

\manager\includes\document.parser.class.inc.php

and created this function:

function aexecuteParser() {
//error_reporting(0);
if (version_compare( phpversion(), "5.0.0", ">=" ))
set_error_handler(array(&$this,"phpError"), E_ALL);
else
set_error_handler(array(&$this,"phpError"));

$this->db->connect();

// get the settings
if(empty($this->config)) {
$this->getSettings();
}
}

I guess theres a better way to do this, but I can’t work out how to do it, I know doing it like this will lead to problems in the future, any help would be much appreciated and once I have removed the above mess i will release the fckeditor plugin which allows you to create hyperlinks to internal modx documents via the menu.

A screen shot is attached so you can see how it will work.

Thanks
Aaron

You said Quote from: awardle at Jul 31, 2006, 05:55 PM

what is the best way to start the ebay API on an external php file?

I took the liberty of correcting the slip to MODx API in your post so that people don’t get confused.

It looks great. If you have a contribution that you feel needs further tweaking before it can be properly released, please post it in the Module, Plugin & Snippets In Development forum. That way people can see exactly what the code is doing and advise accordingly.

Hi Aaron,

Very nice indeed. You might also want have at this library:
http://modxcms.com/MODxAPI-Library-0.1-867.html

Sure hope it can help.

It;s very easy to use:

Now there’s service. Aaron comes on asking for the best way to start the MODx API from an external file, and within 30 minutes a very helpful API library is added to the Repo by xwisdom.

And for the rest of us: a helpful library AND soon a much-wanted addition. Yay.

Wow!

Such a quick response I’ve Downloaded the files and tested them out they work a treat currently setting the path as:

$path = "c:\domains\spcs.eu\wwwroot/";
include_once($path.’modxapi.php’);

Will have to get my thinking cap on so that it can auto get the path it self

Apart from that just need to tidy up the code, and hopefully will have it posted by the end of the day.

Thanks for the library xwisdom

Aaron

Will this plugin add links as [~xxxx~] form ?

Thanks.

zi