Since some weeks I'm thinking of a checker module for XOOPS,
I don't know whether this has been discussed before.
(I did a search but didn't found anything)

So here we go:

What should the checker module do?

1) Checking integrity of all the XOOPS files:
When a XOOPS version is released, also a list of all files with their appropriate hash values is provided. (I'm thinking of a XML-File)
Also we can provide the information about the necessary file/directory access rights.
Also 3rd party modules could provide such a XML file.
With a given name, a given place, the checker module can check also this modules.
Also some other information could be provided, e.g. whether this module needs 'safe mode' on or off etc. (ideas are welcome.)

2) Also this module could check whether the information which is in mainfile.php is ok. (physical path, database connection.)

3) Maybe there a some other things this checker module can check automatically (database integrity?).

At the end a report is generated about all the found error/problems. Also as DonXoop mentioned in an other thread:

Quote:

Any other ideas?
Or do you think this checker module wouldn't be helpful.

I think it's a good idea.

Re: #3 - I already have a PHP function I could contribute that checks all the tables in a database (using the MySQL query CHECK TABLE). But checking the consistency of the data within or across the different tables would also be useful.

The module that you mentioned has already existed.
"Logically checker for XOOPS table"
https://sourceforge.jp/projects/xoops-modules/
The package name is xptblcheck.

I don't know whether this module has English language files.

GIJOE:

Although I have some experience in doing with Bonsai and Koi,
reading and understanding Japanese isn't something I'm familiar with .

So could you explain what this module is doing:
As I suppose, it's checking the XOOPS database tables,
but in which way? What is checked?
Table structure? Content? Whether a table/field is writable etc.?

hi robekras.

Hmmm...
Is there English language files in the archive?

I'll request it to the author toshimitsu (his uname is domifara here).

Thanks GIJOE