Since there has been so much demand for this, I wrote a hack that will allow you to store all your custom avatars as files, rather than in the mySQL database.
Doing this will have the following benefits:
All avatar options that are present when using the standard mySQL avatar system are still present, and users will not notice a difference in the interface.
Full instructions are available here.
Please insure that you have thoroughly read the instructions before asking questions, as they are probably already answered there.
Doing this will have the following benefits:
- Avatars folder can be protected by .htaccess (Apache only) to prevent bandwidth stealing
- No SQL queries or PHP code required to display custom avatars - server load decreases
- No cacheing issues with Internet Explorer 5.5, so server bandwidth use should decrease
All avatar options that are present when using the standard mySQL avatar system are still present, and users will not notice a difference in the interface.
Full instructions are available here.
Please insure that you have thoroughly read the instructions before asking questions, as they are probably already answered there.
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