XF 2.2 Latest posts on external php page?

[GrumbleShark]

I'd like to show the latest X posts on an non-xenforo php page (my homepage). This is on the same server / website.
With VBulletin, I queried the database directly, and cached the result for 10 minutes. This worked well.

I could replicate my old setup with something like this:

Latest posts on your website

Here is a quick and simple way to get a list of the latest posts on your website :) NOTE: This is not meant to be inside xenforo nor has it been designed in anyway to be used like that, it's for a quick last post block/latest news section on your actual website. You will need this brilliant...

xenforo.com

However I see reference to "XenForo_Application" That make me wonder if some things like the caching may be built in already:

Latest posts on your website

or, maybe buildPublicLink:('full:threads (haven't tested this, so it's only maybe:P )

xenforo.com

These posts are 13 years old, so it's possible the tables referenced would not still be correct. What is the best way to do this with 2.2, and does the above post still apply?

Thanks everyone!

 

[Kirby]

What is the best way to do this with 2.2

REST API | Developer Documentation | XenForo

Developer documentation for XenForo

xenforo.com

does the above post still apply?

No. That's XenForo 1 code and doesn't work at all with XenForo 2.

 

[GrumbleShark]

Thank you, after quite a bit of poking around I was able to get things working.
What tripped me up the most is that I'm using a test install, so the SSL cert was not valid. Curl refused to show results until I turned off verifypeer.

 

[MentaL]

Wouldnt rss be easier?

 

[GrumbleShark]

Wouldnt rss be easier?

Is that an option? What's the best way to make that happen?

 

[James]

There is a global rss feed. See here:

https://xenforo.com/community/forums/-/index.rss