snippets and variables

<?php

$result1 = 343;
$result2 = 222;

?>

$my_var = "56";
modx->setPlaceholder('age', $my_var);
return;

<?php

//Get the global.php file from the vB install
chdir('xxx/xxx/xxx/xx/xx');
require_once('./global.php'); 

//Fetch the total number of members.
$tmp1 = $vbulletin->db->query_read("SELECT * FROM users");
$members = $vbulletin->db->num_rows($tmp1);
modx->setPlaceholder('members', $members);

//Fetch the total number of topics
$tmp2 = $vbulletin->db->query_read("SELECT * FROM thread");
$topics = $vbulletin->db->num_rows($tmp2);
modx->setPlaceholder('topics', $topics);

?>

[!vbStats!]

<a href="#">[+members+]</a>

...etc...

<div id="foo">
    {{ChunkName}}
</div>

..etc..