Here are some frequently asked questions about hellaVCR:

Why isn't my show found on newzbin?

Since newzbin is used to search and download the nzb files, the show name needs to match exactly what newzbin has. For example, take the show "The Office" as an example. If you check newzbin, you'll notice they post it as "The Office (US)". So, in that case you would need to add the "(US)" to match it exactly.

What does "Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded" mean?

Check your php.ini file for a setting called maximum_execution_time and make sure to increase it or set it to 0 (which means unlimited time). If you don't want to (or can't) change the php.ini file, you can add the line to the top of your hellavcr.php file: set_time_limit(0). From version 0.6 and on, this line will be in the code base.

How do I fix errors with the file_get_contents function?

If you are getting errors similar to these:

Warning: file_get_contents() [function.file-get-contents]: URL file-access is
disabled in the server configuration in /www/hellavcr/index.php on line 293

Warning: file_get_contents(http://code.google.com/p/hellavcr/)
[function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be
found in /www/hellavcr/index.php on line 293

Edit the php.ini and set allow_url_include and allow_url_fopen to on.

What does "get show info FAILED! (tvrage likely down)" mean I run hellavcr.php?

It means exactly what it says! There is a problem connecting to tvrage for some reason. It could be a timeout on your end, but it more likely is a problem with the tvrage website. We are looking at integrating with thetvdb.com to get the show info as an alternative.