Flashchat Integration for vB 3.6

[jessej]

Is there a way (can you tell me how?) to remove the links that are displayed in the WOL display?

upd: Figured it out and thanks Paul for all of the great stuff you provide us all! :)

for those that care to know, and don't know, the way I did it was so simple I had to laugh..

To get rid of the link in the who's online display when a user in in flashchat you need to modify the plugin called 'online_location_unknown' in the plugin manager in adminCP of vBulletin.

Remove the code below in red.


if ($userinfo['activity'] == 'flashchat')
{
$handled = true;
$userinfo['action'] = $vbphrase['in_flashchat'];
$userinfo['where'] = '<a href="misc.php?do=flashchat">'.$vbulletin->options['bburl'].'/misc.php?do=flashchat</a>';
}

[Strafe]

I looked at your forum tonight for you - you had not uploaded the vbulletin36CMS.php file that is supplied with this modification - I have uploaded that file for you, and your custom usergroups now work as expected.
Ah that explains it.

[jake7338]

Hey Paul,

I moved to a new server and everything works great. Thanks. I do have just one tiny problem. Where can i edit the URL that it launches on exit? I think it auto detected this on my old server, now that i am on a new server the path has changed. So everytime someone exits they get sent to a bad url. It's supposed to go to the main forum URL.

Thanks,
--jake

[reismarktq2]

Paul, there's some problems with the misc.php interface in its handling of sessions that's causing my site visitors some problems. I've tried this multiple times to be sure I have it down right, and this is the behavior we're experiencing:

- When the user accesses chat via misc.php, logging out from chat with the X at the top-right of the Java applet does not remove the session from the connections table. Instead, it merely nulls the userid associated with the session. Should the user access chat via flashchat.php and do the same thing, the session clears properly. (This behavior would seem to point to the problem being with the hack and not Flashchat.)
- In certain instances, when the user erroneously leaves chat by closing the browser - again, the user is always accessing chat via misc.php - the session is left unaltered, which results in the user being unable to re-enter chat. I've tried replicating this error using flashchat.php a hundred times, with both Firefox & IE, and I can't do it. Again, this points to a problem with the hack.
- What's even more annoying is that sessions like this don't seem to be affected by the timeout configuration settings. (We are using an inactivity interval of 30 minutes, with default autologout and autoclose times.) This is resulting in me having to go into phpMyAdmin and manually delete problem sessions, which is annoying because I am usually not present for chats.

I'm going to be switching back to having people use flashchat.php in the meantime, but I'd really appreciate it if you could try and figure out what's causing these bugs.

[Paul M]

Sorry but those are all Flashchat issues (in fact, the first one is standard Flashchat behaviour, sessions are not deleted when you exit, just nulled).

JFYI, as you don't seem to realise - when using misc.php you are still accessing the chat via flashchat.php (there is no other way) - it's just enclosed in a frame so that the forum is still visible.

[varkjie]

Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction, I search flash chat and could not find what I was looking for?

I was curious as to how do I get members to automatically log into the flash chat with out them having to enter their name and password? If I remember correctly this is possible right?

I just installed the integration add on and that didn't do it, which I thought it would???

Thanks in advance for your help!

[reismarktq2]

Sorry but those are all Flashchat issues (in fact, the first one is standard Flashchat behaviour, sessions are not deleted when you exit, just nulled).
That wasn't the case when I accessed chat on my boards via flashchat.php directly. Irregardless of browser, irregardless of whether I click X on the applet or close the browser window, whenever I left chat from using flashchat.php, the sessions were completely removed from the DB, not nulled.

JFYI, as you don't seem to realise - when using misc.php you are still accessing the chat via flashchat.php (there is no other way) - it's just enclosed in a frame so that the forum is still visible.
No, I do realize it's merely a framing of the client - just that the way it appeared to me last night was that it was that framing that was causing the sessions to not clear right.

Anyways, I've told my site visitors to use flashchat.php only and have set up my links that way, and I'll continue monitoring for troubles. Haven't had any issues with any of the other aspects of the integration.

[abdulla1]

How can i do the first step? anybody help? (install flash chat)

[varkjie]

How can i do the first step? anybody help? (install flash chat)

go buy the program

[varkjie]

Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction, I search flash chat and could not find what I was looking for?

I was curious as to how do I get members to automatically log into the flash chat with out them having to enter their name and password? If I remember correctly this is possible right?

I just installed the integration add on and that didn't do it, which I thought it would???

Thanks in advance for your help!



anyone??:confused:

[Paul M]

That wasn't the case when I accessed chat on my boards via flashchat.php directly. Irregardless of browser, irregardless of whether I click X on the applet or close the browser window, whenever I left chat from using flashchat.php, the sessions were completely removed from the DB, not nulled.
Logging out nulls sessions, that's how the code works, so unless you have edited Flashchat, that's how yours works.

Sessions (connections) are deleted based on a setting (bolded below) in the config file ;

//Connection processing
'autologoutAfter' => 60, //time of pooling inactivity after which user is considered logged off, seconds
'autocloseAfter' => 900,//time of pooling inactivity after which connection is removed from database, seconds


I can only guess that you have set this very low.

[Paul M]

anyone??:confused:This addon will not affect your integration - for autologin to work you must have set the integration up correctly when you installed Flashchat - specifically, the CMS system must be correctly set in the config file.

//your CMS system
'CMSsystem' => 'vbulletin36CMS',// default - default CMS, blank - stateless CMS

[varkjie]

This addon will not affect your integration - for autologin to work you must have set the integration up correctly when you installed Flashchat - specifically, the CMS system must be correctly set in the config file.

//your CMS system
'CMSsystem' => 'vbulletin36CMS',// default - default CMS, blank - stateless CMS

I'm almost positive it is unless you knwo it isn't for the fact that it's not aut logging in?

do I need to enter that code for auto log in? sorry it's early in the morning and the japenese hasn't become fluent to me yet!:eek:

[reismarktq2]

Sessions (connections) are deleted based on a setting (bolded below) in the config file ;

I can only guess that you have set this very low.
Nope, it's actually set much higher than yours right now (though I'm going to edit it right now to lower it).

[jake7338]

Can someone please tell me where i can edit the URL it launches on exit...

Thanks,
--jake

[popowich]

You can find the answer to this and other configuration questions by carefully inspecting your $chat/inc/config.php file. For your particular question, look for "URL" in the file, and follow the inline comments from there. :)

-Raymond

[abdulla1]

go buy the program

what do u mean by buy the prgram? and where??

[Paul M]

You have to buy Flashchat, from Tufat.com.

[abdulla1]

You have to buy Flashchat, from Tufat.com.

okay thanks.

reserved :)

[jake7338]

You can find the answer to this and other configuration questions by carefully inspecting your $chat/inc/config.php file. For your particular question, look for "URL" in the file, and follow the inline comments from there. :)

-Raymond

Awesome!! Thank you so much Raymond i have made the change.

I thought i had looked in that file, but apparently not. Found it right away.

Thanks!

[steve71]

When I click on the Chat link next to the FAQ link, a new window pops up but the page is the one about smilies. I'm on IE 6.





Strange..this was happening to me earlier. First, right click on your chat link to verify the path.

It should be (http://www.website/forum/misc.php?do=flashchat)



if it isn't then try clearing your cookies to see if that fixes it. If not, let me know and I'll tech it.



This is the link that appeared when I right clicked on it http://www.website.ca/forum/misc.php?do=flashchats=7350ed89e53aa10d91a29afda58 881c8&



And my cookies are off.



Edited to add: Your link does indeed get me to the chat. The link I posted takes me to the smilies info page.



How can there be two different destinations to one link?



(just upgraded to 3.6.7)

[TheJackal56]

Maybe someone can help me here. I have installed flashchat and this integration mod but when I click the links I get an error.

Flashchat is working fine if I manually log in.

I have chat in /forum/chat not /chat.

I just do not not what to modify to get teh integration links to work properly.

I tried editing the $vbphrase['flashchat_path'] from chat to forum/chat and no go.

Any suggestions?

I am not using the built in skin.

Just need to know what and where I need to edit to get the links to work properly.

Thanks in advance.

[Paul M]

Sorry but I don't really understand the problem, what doesn't work ? what error message do you get ?

[TheJackal56]

Thanks I figured it out.

But my chat program is installed in /forum/chat

All of the integration links look in /

I edited the

Plugin Manager
FlashChat Integration (1)

Changed:
href=\"misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=flashchat

to href=\"forum/misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=flashchat

Now everything is working.

Maybe I had some error elsewhere but this resolved the issue.

Thanks again...

[Paul M]

You must have an error elsewhere (or you mean links from an addon such as a portal or gallery). The links don't look in / they work from the forum root.

[extremesanity]

Using VB 3.6.7 and FlashChat 4.7.11.

I do not see FlashChat permissions in the usergroups?


The integration appears to have been imported as a product fine.
I see 5 plugins in the plugin manager
I checked to make sure the two files that are updated in the Flash were updated, and they are.
Inline FlashChat, and the display in WOL works fine.


Where can I start to look for problems and where to add custom usergroups to FlashChat?

[Paul M]

I checked to make sure the two files that are updated in the Flash were updated, and they are.


Only one Flashchat file is updated, the other file is a new bitfield file that goes in the vbulletin xml folder and creates the usergroup permissions - are you sure you uploaded that, in the right place ?

[extremesanity]

Only one Flashchat file is updated, the other file is a new bitfield file that goes in the vbulletin xml folder and creates the usergroup permissions - are you sure you uploaded that, in the right place ?
Yep:
/forum/chat/includes/xml/bitfield_flashchat.xml

Guess I can try to remove the product and install it again...

[Paul M]

Nope - as I said "that goes in the vbulletin xml folder" - /forum/includes/xml/

There is no includes folder in Flashchat.

[extremesanity]

Nope - as I said "that goes in the vbulletin xml folder" - /forum/includes/xml/

There is no includes folder in Flashchat.Oops. Thanks a bunch Paul. :)

[dodgeuk19]

hi

i installed flash chat not relising that the newer version had this built in to it, but i carried on as per your instructions,

but after i installed it i got this error msg

" Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/functions.php(5129) : eval()'d code on line 10 "

any ideas ??

line 5129 of my file is this

($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('global_complete')) ? eval($hook) : false;


thanks

dodge

[Paul M]

Global_complete is not a hook used by this modification, your problem would seem to lie elsewhere.

[Chadi]

Just upgraded to flash chat 4.8.2

I re-uploaded all files in binary mode and reinstalled.

Moderators can get in and I can get in, but regular members cannot regardless that the permission is set via vbulletin admin panel. I've set them as user access level and they still cannot get in.

The plug-in is version 3.5.2

Any idea what would cause this strange problem?

[Paul M]

Did you reupload the CMS file, since upgrading would overwrite it.

[dodgeuk19]

i have unistalled and reinstalled the app a few times

have also reuploaded th cms file

but still no luck

[Paul M]

Sorry but I cannot tell you what you are doing wrong, as i already pointed out - the error you are getting is not related to any hooks used by this mod.

[Dannyloski]

I had 3.5.4 as my vB, upgraded to 3.6.7 PL1 ... Upgraded Hack and working awesome :up:

[NeitherSparky]

Because I'm dumb, I neglected to notice the update with the xml thing when I finally got around to installing the updated version of this (just a few days ago) until someone in a custom usergroup reported not being able to get into the chat...Well long story short I figured it out and I wanted to say I really like the new thing with the bitfield, Paul. :) I just had to go through about 20 usergroups and fix them all, but its worth it.

[godarium]

someone have succed to install in vb 3.6.7 ?

i can't log in chat . and in config.php of flashchat i change the _parent to _blank and this not open in new window. And after if i clink on other link that give me a blank page.

i use vbadvance

its the last flash chat release

if i use admin of flashchat i cant add new user, if somebody know a solution i appreciate.

thanks.

[extremesanity]

Oops. Thanks a bunch Paul. :)

Works great! Thanks Paul. :D

[Strafe]

Hey Paul,

Im not really sure if this issue I'm experiencing is with Tufat or your script but heres the scenario:

I wanted to make it so that my members are able to idle inside chat and not get kicked off automatically. So I went ahead and edited config and assigned InactivityInterval to 24*60*60. I tried if it works and it seems to be working great for me (Admin). However, it seems like my members are still being kicked off from chat every 15 minutes or so of inactivity.

Is this something with regards to the usergroup settings of the integration?

[Paul M]

The integration does not affect flashchat timeouts, only permission to use the chat.

[aztecboi2003]

Does this allow users with no posts to still be able to enter chat? I'd like to set it up so they need a certain post count to be able to access the chat room.

[Paul M]

Nope, access is controlled by usergroup only.

[PyroChixRock]

Paul, I've posted a problem on tufat and was told I might have better luck finding you here. I really could use some help if you have an idea what's going on. thanks so much!!

http://forum.tufat.com/showthread.php?t=38089

[kiril_cvetkov]

cool

[Paul M]

Paul, I've posted a problem on tufat and was told I might have better luck finding you here. I really could use some help if you have an idea what's going on. thanks so much!!

http://forum.tufat.com/showthread.php?t=38089
All seems well and fine until the chat doesn't actually load. It stops and hangs at the blue screen. I just upgraded to Vbulletin 3.6.7PL1 but I cannot find any answers from VB, nor can I find anything here that has solved my problem. Thanks for any help you can give.



There are many reasons why that might happen - please refer to this message in the main post ;

Support: Please check the instructions, and make sure you have uploaded any files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing or uploading files. If you are still stuck and want me to take a look then feel free to PM me your site address, an admin user, and ftp access details, without these I cannot help you. I will look when I have time

[PyroChixRock]

Thank you, Paul. I've PMed you.

[Paul M]

You have a very unusual problem - basically related to how php is setup on your server. For some reason your php is not recognising the utf8_encode() function, which is pretty much a default function these days, I've never seen this before. I've had to comment out some lines in the CMS file to bypass it, you should be ok now. You might want to ask your host why they have such a bizarre set-up.

[Black Hole]

I recently upgraded to 3.6.7 PL1 and in an attempt to fix a couple of other issues, I reverted a couple of my templates. In doing so, I lost the CHAT and VBGarage links in the nav bar at the top of my forums.

I do still have a link to Chat in the Quick Links and at the very bottom of the index since I'm also running the "Members who are using flashchat" hack.

I am running 3.52 and I reloaded the XML with overwrite checked in an attempt to fix this without any luck.

Is this a simple fix?

Chat does work, but without the main hyperlink in the navbar, I don't think many members will use the feature as it's a lot harder to find.

Thanks,

Matt.

EDIT - Nevermind.....found the fix

[Finster]

Between either this hack or flashchat, it prevents a database backup as it starts out backing things up but hangs up on the begining and won't get past flashchat.

[jeff0078]

How can I change the redirect after one logs out of flashchat? It's defaulting to 'forum/index.php' when I need an extra 's' after 'forum'.

[Paul M]

Edit it in the flashchat config.php

[cjddrum1]

I downloaded the package but have no config.php for flashchat...where is it at, ive check ../chat/inc/

[MickDoneDee]

The latest version available for download is FlashChat_v482.zip. Is this the name of your downloaded file? Check the file size. Right-click the file and check its properties. The file size details should be:
Size: 3.54 MB (3,719,452 bytes)
Size on disk: 3.55 MB (3,723,264 bytes)

Extract all the files to your C: drive. The config.php file should be located in this path:
C:\..\FlashChat_v482\chat\inc\

The inc folder should contain these files:
badwords.php
common.php
config.php
config.srv.php
country.inc.php
flashChatTag.php
flashChatTagMambo.php
index.html
smartyinit.php

-------------------------------------------

Unfortunately, my webhost won't allow me to install FlashChat on my shared server. :(
Unfortunately we do not allow any kind of live chat applications to be ran from our shared hosting servers, this is due to the fact that we can not limit the memory / server useage.

[BigDog56]

I've had flashChat installed for a while, everything was working fine. When I updated to 3.6.8 in vBulletin, it would not recognize any user name or password. I installed your Mod and now everything works again. Thank you.

[ThomasR]

I ned for my forum, to install two chats, I mean "physically" different : one is the default chat and the other one, will be a custom one, with a different template. Is it possible to do that with this plugin?
No problems if it's the same FlashChat (I mean same rooms & same users), but I need two different templates.

Oh, I forgot, for the custom template, I need to have a chat with less text lines (like 5 and not around 20 by default)

If someone have an idea, I will be glad to have it !

[pauloo]

After upgrade vb 3.6.8, the login auto don't work

[Paul M]

Upgrading to 368 should have no effect unless you changed something (or forgot something, like the xml file perhaps ?).

[Cooter]

I have a few users who cannot log in. I have tried to log in with their accounts and have the same issue. It says invalid username and password, even though it is the exact same as their account info. What gives? 3.6.7

[Paul M]

No idea, not enough information.

Are they perhaps members of a custom usergroup ? have you given that group access ?

[spy_jeddah]

Thank you very much

[glennno]

I just installed Flashchat Integration for vB 3.6 (ver 3.52) for the first time, into my vB forum (ver 3.6.8), with FlashChat ver 4.7.11.

However, FlashChat is not showing up embedded in a vB page. Other aspects work... the mod shows up in AdminCP, and it returns me to a vB page when I logout of FlashChat.

Any idea what I may have done wrong? The files from the install (in Chat & Includes) are on my server.

Thanks!
G

ETA: NEVER MIND: see next post

[glennno]

Never mind above Q: I wasn't using the links created BY the mod, I was using the navbar link I'd previously created for FlashChat.

Maybe it's worth noting this for newbies like me? That a prior navbar link won't work, and should be removed in favor of that created by Flashchat Integration?

Thanks.

[dethfire]

doesn't seem to work on custom usergroups even if you set permissions. Admins it works, Registered it works, but custom usergroup with permissions says incorrect login. any ideas?

[Paul M]

Could be any one of many reasons, as the main post says ;

Support: Please check the instructions, and make sure you have uploaded any files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing or uploading files. If you are still stuck and want me to take a look then feel free to PM me your site address, an admin user, and ftp access details, without these I cannot help you. I will look when I have time.

[z0diac]

One of the steps for installing FlashChat says to input your vBulletin license # - it says to put it in a file, but doesn't say WHERE in that file. Anyone know? I'm guessing for vBulletin 3.6.8 (my version) I'd edit the flashchat file called vbulletin36CMS.php in the cmses subdir but have no idea how I'm supposed to add my vB license # to this file.

[z0diac]

OK, I've managed to get it installed... ( http://forum.icedogfans.com/misc.php?do=flashchat )

Definitely one of the LONGER add-on installations, especially since I'm new at it... but I've proven that someone with little PHP/vB/Linux knowledge could still get it done :)

[Paul M]

Okay, I'm a bit curious ;

This itself should take about 30 seconds - upload files, import product, job done.

I suppose if you do the two optional file edits, that could add a minute or two, but I can't see what else would take up time.

What was the cause of your delay ?

[z0diac]

Going to the FlashChat site, reading the instructions, paying for the software, getitng the code, downloading Flashchat, reading install instructions, going line by line through some files looking to see if any of the 'optional' config needed changing, backing up my forum, uploading flashchat, etc, etc, etc...

and I had to download WinSCP3 so I could get into my forum directory via FTP since it's not in my web root.. just lots of reading basically to make sure I didn't screw anything up. 'LIke working in a shop, measure twice cut once.

[Dannyloski]

Upgraded to 3.53 without any problems ... Thanks ...

[SCRIPT3R]

Re: v3.53 - Minor changes - includes disabling the utf8 functions if the F/C config option is false.

for upgraders; a simple xml upgrade or are the file uploads also necessary?

[Paul M]

Both the XML file and the CMS file have been updated.

[bjhuang]

i cannot import the xml. in my error log:

*** glibc detected *** double free or corruption (!prev): 0x000000552b4b2d30 ***
[Sat Aug 11 11:06:48 2007] [notice] child pid 11978 exit signal Aborted (6)

[Paul M]

That's some sort of apache crash.

[Salvar]

Well I have the next problem, Users who are logging incorrect to no leave the chat, I have to do a global room kick every time. How to resolve this

[Dutchmang]

This is a great hack, excellent work. Installed smooth as butter, as did the AdminCP integration. I'll tackle "Who's online in Chat" tomorrow.

My question is about the page title -- it's missing in the HTML, so nothing shows in the browser title bar. Is this a problem stemming from the misc.php script? It finds "FlashChat" for the navbar bread crumb, seems it should be able to find it for the title. (I use vBPortal so if it's their issue just point me in that direction.)

Separate question, I don't care for the FlashChat brand showing to the users.... is there an easy way to globally replace that with "Chat rooms" or something? I could go mucking through your plugin but that has other issues.

Thanks again for an excellent hack.

[Paul M]

The word 'Flashchat' [in the plugins] is possibly phrased in some places - I'm not sure without looking. I don't think you can change it in Flashchat itself.

[Gray Matter]

Paul,

I'm not sure if this is the place to ask this, but I've been searching and couldn't find an answer, and it seems like the users over at the Flashchat forum aren't that experienced with vB.

But is there any way to easily configure Flashchat to use vBulletin style CSS? So that when a user enters, the "theme" is the colors of their style? Let me know if I should ask this over at the Flashchat forum instead.

And I also couldn't find an answer to this anywhere, but are there any plans to create a system where we can assign certain rooms to only be available to certain usergroups (or secondary usergroups?)

Oh, and I may be missing something, but how do you create a private room for staff? :p

[Paul M]

There is no way to make Flashchat use VB (or any) CSS - it uses a totally different system.

There is no real facility within Flashchat to restrict users to certain rooms, technically I think it could be done, as that's what staff rooms does, but it would mean rewriting some of the flashchat php files. I have no plans to do that.

Staff Rooms: You create a permanant, private, room in the admin [rooms] section.

[rayphua]

The who's chatting feature has a problem. If a chatting user is chatting for too long, the who's online feature no longer shows this user. Anyway to correct this in who's online?

[Paul M]

I don't really understand what you mean.

[Gray Matter]

There is no way to make Flashchat use VB (or any) CSS - it uses a totally different system.

There is no real facility within Flashchat to restrict users to certain rooms, technically I think it could be done, as that's what staff rooms does, but it would mean rewriting some of the flashchat php files. I have no plans to do that.

Staff Rooms: You create a permanant, private, room in the admin [rooms] section.

Alright, thanks for the info. :)

[wizardrule]

I have a error that on load the blue screen just hangs there. I took your advice Paul and it worked (install) fine. But several things in your post says it should show up in the adminCP. Well mine dont, the user group has nothing about chat. Can you think of something I did wrong.? I placed your files inc/cmes, includes/xml and vbulletin integration in the appropiate places, I am kinda stuck

[Paul M]

As the first post says ;

If you are still stuck and want me to take a look then feel free to PM me your site address, an admin user, and ftp access details, without these I cannot help you. I will look when I have time.

[Kaleem]

Everything is working fine except i made a new group i give them Moderator acces but they cant even access the chat i tried everything.

Any Help?

I figured it out thanks :)

[PinkLiquorice]

My one seems to kick certain people out after a certain amount of time any ideas? or shall i go to tufat?

[Paul M]

My one seems to kick certain people out after a certain amount of time any ideas? or shall i go to tufat?

Yes, that is a Flashchat issue.

[Dannyloski]

Updated :up:

v3.53C - Add ability for member to do direct to a room (other than the Flashchat default).


Nice addition, I thought it was a User Specified ability via UserCP or when they Log In to the Chat instead of a Global one, but still cool I guess.

[SCRIPT3R]

* Direct Usergroup Integration - a section is added to each usergroup in the ACP Usergroup Manager to set the Flashchat permissions for that group.

No Chat Access...?

Edit.. nevermind. ;)

[dans562]

I guess what I should have asked is I am looking for a chat/video program for my members to use in a room enviroment..you know what I mean? Where everyone can turn on their camera's and the member can choose to look at one camera or more depending on how many the program allows them to look at. Any help please..YES I am more than willing to pay for this..even if it is branded..just want something for my members sites.....yes I am running a Linux server with SQL and PHP full support

Thanks In Advance For Any and All Help !
Dan

[ESADCG]

"The CMS file assumes that you are installing Flashchat in your forum root folder - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. Installation will fail if you do not do this."

Does this mean that it will not work if installed to /chat? Or will it, if I edit the CMS file? If so, what edits to make?

[Paul M]

It's referring to the chat folder.

[ESADCG]

Ok. I have flashchat installed to webroot/chat while vb is installed to webroot. So will your mod work even though my flashchat is in webroot/chat? Because the quoted red text above makes me believe that you are saying flashchat must also be in webroot with my vb installation. I hate mixing files in with my vb files. . .

Sorry for the additional question but I just don't want to waste any time on this if it won't work in my case.

[Paul M]

The chat folder must be in the same location as the vb includes folder. This is a requirement for Flashchat/vBulletin integration, irrespective of whether you install this modification.

[ESADCG]

Gotcha. I should be good then. Thanks much! I'll use the mod as it seems a lot nicer than the default integration.

[mikeinjersey]

ok, I just purchased flashchat for $5. I see there is the "chat" folder and "src" folder.. im guessing I have to place them in the same forum root when I have the vbulletin files.

But is there any configuring I need to do with those files before I download this intergration mod? im a little confused and want to make sure I do everything right.

btw, I downloaded the beta version.. (4.83) hopefully this mod will support it.

thx in advance

[Paul M]

You don't need the src folder - it's just the flashchat source code.

[ESADCG]

Ok it is working great accept for one thing. I can log into the chat fine with my old link I manually added to the nav bar to open in a new window. But when I click the link in the Quick Links menu, I get prompted to enter my user/pass with the message that I am already in the chat.

What gives?

[Paul M]

I would guess you didn't log out.

[mikeinjersey]

You don't need the src folder - it's just the flashchat source code.

Paul, I appreciate it.

what about the install instructions here -

http://www.tufat.com/docs/flashchat/installer.html

should I follow those before I install this mod or no? and are u sure I dont need to configure any files in the /chat/ folder first?

[Paul M]

Please refer to the Flashchat forums for help / assistance with flashchat itself.

[ESADCG]

I would guess you didn't log out.


When closing the flash chat window it always auto logs you out so this doesn't explain why my manually added navbar chat link and the one you add to the quicklinks menu behave differently. One logs right in, the other prompts for a user/pass.

[Paul M]

Sorry, I don't know. That is an actual Flashchat screen/message, not anything this can display. It basically means you still have an active user session on the database, normally that would be because you were not logged out properly.

[SuperTaz]

Installed! :D

[ninjamaster]

thanks nice work :)

[Wild Bronco]

Hi I have installed this product..

And it works nicely :)

How ever I dont see the Quick Link??

vb 3.6.8
flash chat 4.7.12
I am using the CA EVO template
And Icelandic lang

Is there somthing I can do to see the link in Quick Links?

I see the integration well if I click the Members who are using Flashchat link ;)

[basilrath]

just put the link anywhere on your nav or sidebar etc

just place in your navbar template

look for
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="5">$vbphrase[faq]</a></td>

and place after

<a href="http://www.yoursite.com/forums/chat/flashchat.php"style="text-decoration:none;"target=_blank">Your Chat</a>

obviously change to your path.....

That will position in navbar.....................and opens as a new window.

[Paul M]

The correct link to use for this modification is ../misc.php?do=flashchat , not ../chat/flashchat.php

[Masiello]

Thanks for the update Paul :)

[Cigarcritic]

I unistalled this hack due to lack of use. Can I just delete the tables in MySQL?

flashchat_bans
flashchat_config
flashchat_config_instances

etc....

[yoyoyoyo]

thanks for the update

[Paul M]

I unistalled this hack due to lack of use. Can I just delete the tables in MySQL?

flashchat_bans
flashchat_config
flashchat_config_instances

etc....

Those are flashchat tables, nothing to do with this modification.

[speciosa]

have followed the instructions in .zip file: uploaded chat/ and includes/ directories and made the optional edits. i want to have an embedded flashchat window in our forum now and it isn't popping up. not sure but the feature

"* Flashchat can be displayed embedded inside a 'standard' vBulletin Page (i.e. not full screen)."

seems to say this is doable.

please advise as to what i need to do to get an embedded flashchat window working.

cheers,
jake

[Paul M]

As the main post says ;

For Flashchat inside a vBulletin page you need to link to .../misc.php?do=flashchat

[speciosa]

thanks paul, should've read that more carefully :o . normally i'm the guy telling people to read the manpages =).

any advice on a good aesthetic place to put it? was going to do the vBadvanced thing but not sure if i need it for this.

[CristianoDiaz]

All of the sudden, my Flashchat link causes users to go to the Smiley list in the FAQ instead of Flashchat. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but no luck - any idea? I've look at the hook code and everything seems normal - something must be conflicting with it:

http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/misc.php?do=flashchat

[Paul M]

Disable all other modifications that use the misc_start hook, if it then works, enable each one in turn until it fails. You then know where the issue is.

[Veer]

Hello,

Will this mod work with FlashChat v4.8.x versions?

Thanks

[Finster]

I don't know if the problem is with the integration or the flashchat, but it prevents me from being able to backup the DB within the vb admin cp.

[Paul M]

Will this mod work with FlashChat v4.8.x versions?



As it says :)

* This integration is for Flashchat versions 4.7.x and above.


I don't know if the problem is with the integration or the flashchat, but it prevents me from being able to backup the DB within the vb admin cp.


I can't really imagine it being either, but you would need to be more specific - prevents you how exactly ?

[skepticality]

So,

I installed the flashchat, made sure it all worked. THEN as it said in the directions I went through the process to integrate it to my vBulletin. I DID install it with the option clicked for my version of vBulletin...

When I did all the steps in the file for integrating the two... now when I go to my

"chat/flashchat.php"

location to get to the flashchat... it comes up completely blank. No errors, no anything... :(

Any ideas?

Thanks!

[yoyoyoyo]

v3.55 : Minor changes to install code only.

So, I assume if it is installed and working fine there is no need to update. Thanks for all of your hard work on this (and all of the other mods you have created).

[Paul M]

Which steps did you do ? Check any file edits carefully.

[Paul M]

So, I assume if it is installed and working fine there is no need to update. Thanks for all of your hard work on this (and all of the other mods you have created).
That's correct, if you have 3.54 installed, there is no need to update.

If you have an older version, you only need to upgrade if you want the previous changes.

[skepticality]

Ok,

I un-installed, and went through it again tried to double check everything...

Didn't work again... so I un-installed again just to make double sure...

Re-installed and at least there is SOME progress... now instead of a blank white browser screen, I get a soothing blue blank screen. Maybe you can see it:

http://www.skepticality.com/vboard/chat/flashchat.php

Obviously I am doing something wrong, but after about 3 tries I am not seeing where my error might be... :(

D.

Which steps did you do ? Check any file edits carefully.

[Paul M]

No idea, there are too many ways to break integration to just guess, as the main post says ;

Support: Please check the instructions, and make sure you have uploaded any files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing or uploading files. If you are still stuck and want me to take a look then feel free to PM me your site address, an admin user, and ftp access details, without these I cannot help you. I will look when I have time.

[NeitherSparky]

I don't know if the problem is with the integration or the flashchat, but it prevents me from being able to backup the DB within the vb admin cp.

I have Flashchat and this mod installed and I backup my database from the vb admin cp every other week or so without a problem...I don't know much about this stuff and its been a while since I installed vb, and FC, and I can't remember if FC even uses an SQL database like vb does.

[skepticality]

Darn,

Ok, I am going to attempt to do another complete un-install and clean. Then just go from the very beginning once again! :)

D.

No idea, there are too many ways to break integration to just guess, as the main post says ;

[skepticality]

What is the 'real' best way to uninstall this whole thing so I can go back from complete scratch?

I have un-installed the hook between FlashChat and vBulletin, but what is the best way to un-install FlashChat?

[Paul M]

Delete the files (both for this and flashchat), uninstall the product, drop the flashchat tables.

[skepticality]

Thanks,

Maybe that was my problem. I didn't go into the sql and drop all those flashchat_ tables... let me try now... :|

D.

Delete the files (both for this and flashchat), uninstall the product, drop the flashchat tables.

[speciosa]

this mod is working fine but i can't quite figure out how to embed a flashchat box in EVERY page. when you link to misc.php?do=flashchat it will bring up a window that is laid out as:

<header + navbar>
<embedded flashchat box>
<footer>

i would like to have a similar layout on all the other pages on the board like so:

<header + navbar>
<embedded flashchat box>
<posts in thread, forum list, etc>
<footer>

so that the flashchat box is embedded into most of the pages a user would see. clues appreciated on how to achieve this.

have read that vbadvanced allows you to do stuff like this but haven't dug into that yet.

cheers,
jake

[skepticality]

Cool,

That was my problem. I did the full un-install and made sure all those pesky tables were nuked. Then went in and did a full install as if it was empty, which it was. Now I have a fully working system! :)

http://www.skepticality.com/vboard/chat/

Thanks! :D

[Paul M]

so that the flashchat box is embedded into most of the pages a user would see. clues appreciated on how to achieve this.


You don't want to do that because the member would be logged out and then back in (to flashchat) every time they visited a new page.

[wickedstangs]

Paul,
Here is the link to my chat.
http://www.wickedstangs.com/community/misc.php?do=flashchat

I get a blank window I know it up and running.

Here is the actuall link
http://www.wickedstangs.com/chat/index.php

where do I do the configuration so it points to the chat?

Thank You

[Paul M]

The chat should be inside the vbulletin folder (../community/ in your case).

[wickedstangs]

Thank you just figured that out..

[dendrob]

I posted this on tufat, but was told to post it here (with edits)

I have a strange problem with autologin. I have VB3.6.8 & FC4.7.12 integrated as per instructions here. In my case, it auto logs me in in FireFox, but not in IE. When using IE, I have to log in again with the forum user/pass. Some users have even complained that they are prompted for the login/pass box in FF too. Not sure what it is... is 4.7.12 supported? Has anyone had any problems with it? Anyone running 4.8.12 without any issues on this hack?

If it helps, here's the link (http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/chat/flashchat.php)

[Paul M]

To see your issue in action, a test login is needed as well.

[dendrob]

Try test123/test123

PS: It's strange because it works for some people and not for others.

[Paul M]

Works fine for me in IE6, IE7 and FF.

You do have a cookie issue though - if you drop the 'www' from your url's you will be logged out of the forum, and the chat - maybe that's what's happening.

[dendrob]

I know that's not really an issue for this mod, but how do I remedy that? I do have a mod rewrite that throws me from domain.com to www.domain.com, but apparantly something else is at play here. Now is the cookie issue in flashchat or in my vbulletin???

[Neo_obs]

this mod is working fine but i can't quite figure out how to embed a flashchat box in EVERY page. when you link to misc.php?do=flashchat it will bring up a window that is laid out as:

<header + navbar>
<embedded flashchat box>
<footer>

i would like to have a similar layout on all the other pages on the board like so:

<header + navbar>
<embedded flashchat box>
<posts in thread, forum list, etc>
<footer>

so that the flashchat box is embedded into most of the pages a user would see. clues appreciated on how to achieve this.

have read that vbadvanced allows you to do stuff like this but haven't dug into that yet.

cheers,
jake

This isn't a good idea but you could use iframes to do that.
<header + navbar>
<embedded flashchat box>
<iframe>
<posts in thread, forum list, etc>
</iframe>
<footer>

But that would require alot of work.

[Neo_obs]

Sorry to double post but I wanted to let you know Paul.

You can add a new permission set called spy. I just tested it and it works.

I basically just made a copy of one of the other groups and changed its name/numeric value.

If you wanna know what I did PM me or catch me on MSN (neo_obs@msn.com)

To let everyone know, a spy can look at the chat but won't be seen by other members or be able to talk. I really like this feature as I don't like to talk to my members (I am just the technical guy not the webmaster) But I still want to see whats going on in chat. I like to spy LOL

[Paul M]

The only reason it's not there is simply that no one has ever expressed a need for a whole usergroup to spy, so it's not been necessary to add it.

One person can spy without the need for a such a permission, you just need the spy password. :)

[ukdalai]

having install the mod, i have found a little issue, the only usergroup that can use share file is admin.

any thoughts on how i can change this, it worked before we did the admin intergration

Craig

[Paul M]

File sharing is controlled by Flashchat setting files, I can't remember offhand which ones, you need to ask on the Tufat forum.

[Eagle Creek]

File sharing is controlled by Flashchat setting files, I can't remember offhand which ones, you need to ask on the Tufat forum.

chat\inc\layouts

==> user.php

=> 'allowFileShare' => true,//file sharing user menu

[sylar]

Has the memory leak issue been addressed.

[Paul M]

Huh ?

What memory leak issue ?

[hotwheels]

Hey paul, didn't this intergration allow us to be automatically logged in to chat if you were logged into the site? If so, could you point me in the correct direction for setting up my chat with automatic loggin again please?

[malak1986]

Thanks for this hack ..

[Paul M]

Hey paul, didn't this intergration allow us to be automatically logged in to chat if you were logged into the site? If so, could you point me in the correct direction for setting up my chat with automatic loggin again please?

This does not specifically do that, you set-up itegration when you install Flashchat. If you didn't then I suggest you just install it again (you can manually edit the config file, but you need to ask on the flashchat forums for help on that).

[RichieBoy67]

I would be very careful using Flaschat. My site was hacked into twice through Flashchat. I am not saying this mod has anything to do with it. I believe it is the chat itself. I wish I could remember the files they used to get in but it was awhile ago...

I wouldn't feel right if I didn't at least warn you guys. I will tell you though that this integration worked absolutly perfectly for my site and my members loved it. I would actually love to install it again but I just cannot take the chance...

Great work on this...

[Paul M]

You could post such a warning about almost any software, including vbulletin (whose last exploit was patched yesterday). The last known exploit for Flashchat was the aedating cms files, over 12 months ago now.

[hotwheels]

Thanks for the quck reply paul...........I did get it figured out, i need to click the integrate button on the first page of the install..........works like a champ.

[Pingu]

Well, I'm about to give up on this one. I have installed it, no problems, except that I can't start it using Firefox. I see a few lines pass by telling me it's loading and then it just ends in the blue window. No problems using IE7. Two other testers with Firefox report no issues.
So, I reinstall Firefox. No good. I uninstall Flashplayer and try older versions starting at FlashPlayer 7 and working my way up. No good. I uninstall Firefox, I uninstall Flashplayer. I reboot. I install Firefox, I install FlashPlayer. Still I can't get into Flashchat. I try the demo at tufat.com, same issue.

I reinstall Flashchat, no solution, same issue with Firefox. And to make things worse, now IE7 also chokes on Flashchat.

I've uninstalled FlashChat, deleted all files, deleted all database entries, uninstalled the xml files and then installed FlashChat 4.8.3. And still I can't get in, not using Firefox, not using IE7. How am I supposed to get this to work? I don't know anymore.

[Pingu]

Hmmm, ok, semi good news. I've got IE7 working again thanks to an update on the getxml.php file. Good tip!
But Firefox still shows the same behavior.

[j3r0m3]

Hi there
i have a situation where sometimes i see my chatroom is full of users but i know that they are not actually around. i.e. i see them in the room, but i know that they are logged out already.
Is this a cache problem? how can i minimize this?

Thanks in advance

[Paul M]

Please note that this is not a Flashchat support thread, I can only answer questions related to this modification. For Flashchat issues you must ask on the Tufat forums.

[Sunray2]

Hi, I am fairly new to this.

Do I need to download additional software for the Flashchat Intergration for vB 3.6 or will this download contain the necessary components?:confused:

Thanks for your patience.:)

[Paul M]

Flashchat already comes with vb integration, this just enhances it.

[oldengine]

Do you know if a small list of vBulletin user names can be checked with this hack script to prevent their access to the chat? These are users that I don't want to ban from the forum, but need incentive to behave themselves in the chat rooms.

Has this already been hacked by anyone?

[Paul M]

Create a new usergroup and set it's chat permission to banned - then add that usergroup (as a secondary usergroup) to those users. vB integration checks secondary usergroups, and the banned permission overrides any other permission.

[oldengine]

Thanks Paul.

I created this new usergroup (22) and added its group number to the Usergroup Definitions for $banned in vbulletin36CMS.php.

Adding that new group as an secondary Usergroup to that particular user's Usergroup Options definitely makes them unwelcome in the chat.

[jiffylb1]

Paul first of great work so far.
I have been looking an ddo not want to do a mistake beforee I contiue and mess things up.

step 5 states to upload the xml file with the product manager

I am a dummy but tell me

are you talking about vbulletin cp -> Style Manager -> import style xml file -> upload xml file from your computer

now then merge in to my style
and ignore style version or not option

if this is not what I am supposed to do please tell me what you mean by Product Manager otherwise ehh

:confused:

[Paul M]

ACP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

[jiffylb1]

Thank you Paul. I figured it out 4am this morning lol..

I did do all it says to do but I only get a bar in the cp
just above the styles and Templates bar.
Do I need to reinstall or am I missing something...

I have vbulletin options and then blank and then styles an dtmeplates

[Paul M]

This does not add any new menus to the ACP, so I have no idea what that is.

[jiffylb1]

Paul I made my own integration before i saw this post I made a jig work and then a link to it and change the module and the blocs...
see blow how the 2 difefernt looks..
what is the benefit for me to use the misc do compared to my module chat see below

http://www.clearwaterbiker.biz/modules.php?s=&name=Chat

http://www.clearwaterbiker.biz/forums/misc.php?do=flashchat

[jiffylb1]

also for some reason the flash chat user does not say that there s anyone i the flash chat when logged in to the flash chat

[jiffylb1]

sorry paul that was from the other plugin
I will deal with that in the other topic..
Thank you for your help..

[stuartn]

I used this who's chatting block for vbadvanced...works very well.

http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9595

[Jezlad]

Can someone give me a guide on embedding it into a vbulletin page?

I've seen it on a forum where the flashchat page loads with the header and footer around it.

<navbar>
<flashchat>
<footer>

Thanks.

[Paul M]

This already does that.

[FreshPrince]

OK, I'm sure this sounds incredibly dumb, but where and how do I install flashchat? I'm just totally stumped on Step 1 in the installation. Am I supposed to upload flashchat onto my host or something?

I was under the impression that this mod was self-contained and that it was just another one of those mods where you FTP files onto your host, import an XML, change something in a template and good to go.

I know this sounds really dumb, but I've never uploaded a program into my host and installed it, is that what I'm supposed to do here? Thanks

[Breathex]

You could post such a warning about almost any software, including vbulletin (whose last exploit was patched yesterday). The last known exploit for Flashchat was the aedating cms files, over 12 months ago now.
This is what i want to hear for months, first of all thank you for this explanation. Secondly, i would be glad if u tell us more about this. For instance, how can i supply this patch? Where is it included?

I'm little bit noncommittal about Flashchat integration. The reason is, a year ago my forum was hacked because of this exploit too.

Already thanks for your interest Paul.

[johnscanlan]

I would like to set up a button on my NavBar that will yield "who's in chat" info.

I know how to work with the nav bar, just don't know where to point the URL for the button click.

John

[slednutz.com]

OK Paul M -

First thanks for the integration. Except for this small issue even a phptard like myself can get this going.

OK. Here's the story:

I installed Vbulletin 3.6.8 no problems.
I installed FlashChat 4.83 with integration, no problems. Loaded fine.
Used your integration hack.
All I get is the blue screen of death - first 2 loading steps are fine but the third gets to about 30% then loads the blue screen. Nothing else loads.

I have tried:

Re-installing (3x) including dropping the tables (complete reinstall)
Followed the common problems when installing - tried updated getxml files (2 or 3 different ones, I guess there was an issue with the original getxml.php being formatted for a WIN32 system)

You can see the problem at: http://www.ibreakstuffracing.com/chat/preloader.swf
Login (good luck!): tester
Password: tester
I assume the above is a complete enlarged version that isn't "wrapped".

I'm lost - any ideas?

[slednutz.com]

OK, I tried once again with Flashchat 4.7.12 and it worked flawlessly. I assume there is an issue with the newest flashchat?

[Paul M]

Possibly you were suffering the issue with the getxml.php file - the one supplied with 4.8.2 and 4.8.3 does not work on all servers - this is a known Flashchat bug/issue, details are on their website (in their forum).

[FreshPrince]

I installed the Flashchat files onto my server. I followed steps 1-5 in the text file, however the chat still does not work for me: http://www.politicsforumpoliticalworld.com/misc.php?do=flashchat


The only thing I can think of that I am doing wrong is that the flashchat files ARE NOT in the root folder, HOWEVER they are in the same directory as my usercp.php and includes folder. Is that what's causing the problem? If so, what can I do to fix it?

[Paul M]

The files are in the correct place. You have some issue with your installation. For support of Flashchat itself you need to use the Tufat forum.

[FreshPrince]

OK, thanks Paul.

[kevcj]

Can I buy a brand free option for this mod - please.

AKA - Can I pay you so I can remove the "Flashchat Integration by Paul M" from the bottom of the chat room?

[Paul M]

Sure, I've sent you a PM.

[buurman]

The CMPS settings won't touch it, you will have to edit the plugin code.

Find misc.php and change it to /forum/misc.php

And then the link from your forum will get /forum/forum/misc.php

So that will work from you CMPS page, but not from your forum right?

Is it possible to make a more intelligent plugin code that will detect if your on cmps or in your forum, because I dont get why you made it this way...

Cant you just use something like $options [forumhome] ??

Or what should the code be in the plugin to make it a "hard" URL?

[Paul M]

And then the link from your forum will get /forum/forum/misc.php


Wrong, relative paths in browsers don't work like that.

You have also quoted an old post, there is now a prefix option in the modification settings, which you just set to /forum/ (or /board/ or whatever).

[mask31]

little problem with this integration.
i have a user that is in a certain user group, but it seems that he does not have the same functions as the others in the same usergroup. he actually has almost all accesses like a mod or an admin.
i think there were few users like that as well.

is this normal? if not, how can i fix this?

thanks

PS: he is not in an additional usergroup.

[Paul M]

It's not possible for someone with the exact same usergroup settings to have different permissions.

[mask31]

well Paul it is and he gave me screen shots as well. he gave me his password so i could log on with his nickname, and i had the settings i set for that usergroup, so when i used his Nick, all was fine. but for him, he had different settings.

i then gave him a different nickname to test. at first he had the correct settings but when he logged out and logged in a couple times, he had different settings again.

[Breathex]

well Paul it is and he gave me screen shots as well. he gave me his password so i could log on with his nickname, and i had the settings i set for that usergroup, so when i used his Nick, all was fine. but for him, he had different settings.

i then gave him a different nickname to test. at first he had the correct settings but when he logged out and logged in a couple times, he had different settings again.
Can this be related to cookies on his computer?

[NeitherSparky]

I have a user who claims that *sometimes* when he logs into FC he has mod abilities. But he's one of those users who likes to TRY to hack into things for fun, and who you're never sure whether to believe him or not. :P But if its possible that it is truly happening I'd like to know.

[mask31]

that's what i've been trying to say too.

i just changed all my permissions in the "layout" folder (admin, moderator,etc..) they all have "False" for invites, create room etc..

and this one user is able to do some of these things.

he's using firefox by the way

[rammbs]

installed. thanks!!!

[jessej]

hi,

I have installed this hack, and all is fine except;

I would like to use the flashchat inside of the vbulletin page.

I could really use some "help for dummies" type support.

I can modify the config.php file logout behavior as needed to
'window' => '_parent',
or whatever is needed there.


Here is what is in the NAVBAR template;
<!--------- S T A R T FLASHCHAT MODIFICATIONS ----------->
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="misc.php?do=flashchat"
target="flashchat">FlashChat</a></td>
<!--------- E N D FLASHCHAT MODIFICATIONS ----------->
------------------

When I click the link behind this code,

FC opens up with the header, navbar, fc, then the footer. Is there a way to have the FC widow size smaller, and can the forum threads and posts be under the FC, and above the footer? I bet this has already been asked, sorry for any dups. I am working my way thru this.

I also wonder if FC will open when vBulletin is opened, similar to how vb shout does?

THANKS ALOT for any help. :)

[Konstantinos]

i remember in the past it used to show forum avatars in flash chat private message, no it doesnt , why ? and how to fix flashchat v 4.7.8.

[solidlink]

I cant seem to logon using my Vbulletin username and password. Can someone help?

[Paul M]

i remember in the past it used to show forum avatars in flash chat private message, no it doesnt , why ? and how to fix flashchat v 4.7.8.


That will only work if you store avatars in the database, and you have set the correct permissions on some of the flashchat folders.

I cant seem to logon using my Vbulletin username and password. Can someone help?


Have you integrated it properly ?

[Konstantinos]

yes they are in database which persmission to set and where ? i just upgraded to 4.7.12 and still the same and all the required flash chat chmod folders are ok unless for the avatar to show i need to do something else

[Paul M]

I suggest you ask on the Flashchat forums, I really can't remember and it's a flashchat issue, nothing to do with this mod.

[goodolboy]

Could someone tell me how to delete the history?

[mufar]

I just integrated "Flash Chat" with my site. And normal users can connect, as well as me(admin).

The problem comes when "Clan Members" or "Co-Leaders (super moderators)"
try to connect. Apparently their accounts are not linked to flash chat.

Is their any kind of permissions i need to set within the user groups to enable a third party application to link to them?

Anybody have an idea of how to fix this?

[Paul M]

Have you installed the mod, you haven't marked it as installed.

[MamaCat83]

I'm sure this question has been asked, I appologize for not sifting through all of the first 64 pages first.

I got everything installed and working properly, except the chat opens in a new window. How do I keep the chat in the same window? TIA!

[westernohiopc]

Having a problem with this ........ my chat link points to .......forumschat/flashchat.php
and there is nothing there? Page cannnot be found, when pointed to the misc.php folder as instructed it brings up my smiley page lol so What am I missing here?

I have the files uploaded in the root dir. I have also uploaded xml

[westernohiopc]

bump bump please some help? I have posted on the Tufat sight and still no help

[Paul M]

Have you imported the product ?

[dashed]

the download seems to come with incomplete files

[Paul M]

All the files you need are there, so I don't really know what you mean by that.

[alexstein]

Hi,

Ive installed flashchat onto my forum which is running VB 3.6.4.

I have a small issue here which hopefully someone can help me out on?

I am able to log into the chat system using my admin logon (is part of the admin group) but i cannot see anywhere to set permissions for my other usergroups to gain access to the chat system. I dont know if i am missing something here but its been driving me nuts for the last 12 hours.

At the moment i have some custom usergroups being used aswell as normal usergroups however within the usergroup manager there is nothing that tells me where to say that the usergroup can log into flashchat. When i try and log in with an account in one of the other usergroups nothing happens.

Anything ive missed???

Thanks,
Alex

[Paul M]

Have you actually installed this mod, you haven't marked it as so.

[alexstein]

my bad.....id forgotten to do that.

im just installing it onto a test forum i have at the moment before putting the changes in place on the live forum.

our site is www.meganesport.net/community with the test forum being www.meganesport.net/test/test

any help that can be given would be appreciated.

[alexstein]

never mind i figured it out.

[chelssi]

Hello,

I'm reading the instructions to install it but I don't know how can I do it, in the first point says:

Step 1. (if not already done)

Install Flashchat, ticking the option to integrate with a CMS (on the first page where file permissions are checked) How I install it?

On the CMS page choose the vBulletin 3.6 option. What is CMS page

* remember to remove install.php & the install_files folder when you have done * :confused:

[Moncha]

Hello,

I'm reading the instructions to install it but I don't know how can I do it, in the first point says:

Step 1. (if not already done)

Install Flashchat, ticking the option to integrate with a CMS (on the first page where file permissions are checked) How I install it?

On the CMS page choose the vBulletin 3.6 option. What is CMS page

* remember to remove install.php & the install_files folder when you have done * :confused:

Question 1, read the FlashChat instructions. that will explain how to install.

Question 2, read the flash chat instructions, there will be a link to the "how to integrate" on the tufat website.

*Make sure to remove the install.php and "install_files folder* <-- must to for securty reasons. Of course, after you have finished installing FlashChat.

[BBI-Ross]

Great mod, cheers. One question though, I have got it all installed but when I hover over quick links and search in the navbar, they go behind the chat room. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Cheers

[Paul M]

Nope, no one has come up with a way to stop that happening.

[BBI-Ross]

Thats cool, cheers.

What would I need to change in the product file to make the "quick links" link open _blank (I tried a few ideas and it just caused an error) because if I could change it to that, it would get rid of a need for a nav bar in that window :D

Cheers

[BBI-Ross]

Thats cool, cheers.

What would I need to change in the product file to make the "quick links" link open _blank (I tried a few ideas and it just caused an error) because if I could change it to that, it would get rid of a need for a nav bar in that window :D

Cheers


Anything on this?

Cheers.

[Paul M]

You would need to edit the actual code where the links are built (look for 'href' and you should find the right place.)

[BBI-Ross]

Fixed it :D done it a slightly different way, but it worked.

Cheers for your pointer.

[ChurchMedia]

I'm not sure if this is a mod problem, a FireFox problem, a Flash problem, or a FlashChat problem. :) I just installed FlashChat with this mod and it works great in IE7. With FireFox, a blue box covers up the chat interface when you scroll down (see screenshot). When you go strait to the chat directory (bypassing the mod) it's fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks for the cool mod. Great work as usual, Paul!

[Paul M]

I have no idea what that bar is, nor can I think how this could cause it.

[ChurchMedia]

It's definitely weird. The blue box covers the chat area AS you scroll down (it gets longer as you scroll). I'll check with Darren.

[raja811]

where ../chat/inc/config.php

i am only
forum/chat\inc\cmses

[Paul M]

It's definitely weird. The blue box covers the chat area AS you scroll down (it gets longer as you scroll). I'll check with Darren.

That would suggest to me that its some sort of flash issue.

[Alfa1]

When saving usergroup permissions, I get this mysql error:

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'fcpermissions' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054

I understand that fcpermissions are the flashchat permissions. What should I do to fix this?

[kiFF]

I have a problem. The chat room covers up the "QuickLinks" drop-down menu. The menu goes behind the box and you can't see it. Can I fix this?

EDIT: For now I'll just load it in a new window.

And I have another question. How can I change the name of the page? Right now the window loads as "FlashChat v4.7.12". I want to change that.

[Paul M]

When saving usergroup permissions, I get this mysql error:



I understand that fcpermissions are the flashchat permissions. What should I do to fix this?

You must import the product, it creates the fcpermissions field when you install it.

[Paul M]

And I have another question. How can I change the name of the page? Right now the window loads as "FlashChat v4.7.12". I want to change that.
I don't know what window you are loading, but it sounds like the default Flashchat window to me, so you'll need to ask at Tufat.

[kiFF]

Nevermind, I just had to edit the flashchat.php file. :)

[Alfa1]

I have just uploaded the files and imported the product again (with overwrite) but I am still getting the same error. Additionally; now my flashchat doesn't work any more. It hangs when opening it. I just reinstalled flashchat, but that doesn't help.

BTW: I searched vb.com and vb.org and found that other members had similar problems.

Marco replies to a similar problem:
You have uninstalled a modification that uses 'minpoststoplay', but have not removed the includes/xml/bitfield_PRODUCTNAME.xml file.

[Paul M]

The problem is quite simple, the fcpermissions field is missing. Re-importing the product if you already have it installed won't run the code to create this field - you must uninstall the product, and then re-install it.

What you found in your search btw is a different issue, it just gives the same mysql message.

[Alfa1]

Many thanks!

[G-spot]

My flashchat was working, then I followed the instructions word for word trying to add this and now it doesn't could anyone help me out please.

vbulletin: 3.6.8
flashchat: 4.8.3

It was loading and stuff fine before, chatting normal etc.. after i added this it gets stuck with only the background showing, no login screen, or chat room..

http://www.hardcoregl.com/forums/chat/flashchat.php
http://www.hardcoregl.com/forums/misc.php?do=flashchat

anyone have any idea's please, love the addition of flashchat using the forums for user's etc.. I'd go back and change everything back just to get it to work again but would like to use the integration. Thanks ahead of time.

[Paul M]

Without the appropriate access to your site it's impossible to tell you what's wrong, clearly something is broken. JFYI - there is a known problem with getxml.php in the 4.8.x series - if you look on the Tufat site you will find an alternative version posted. Try that, just in case.

[G-spot]

Without the appropriate access to your site it's impossible to tell you what's wrong, clearly something is broken. JFYI - there is a known problem with getxml.php in the 4.8.x series - if you look on the Tufat site you will find an alternative version posted. Try that, just in case.


Thanks, can I give you access to try and fix it? just tell me what you need and i'll pm it to you...

As well, i'll go try that from the tufat site now... and report back, thanks for the reply:)

Oh as well though, before I tried the integration mod, i was connected and it was working fine, but was not integrated with vbulletin. I had to use the link manually...

if that helps at all, but if you could take a look for me that would be great. thanks

[Paul M]

Thanks, can I give you access to try and fix it? just tell me what you need and i'll pm it to you...

As it says in the main post ;

Support: Please check the instructions, and make sure you have uploaded any files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing or uploading files. If you are still stuck and want me to take a look then feel free to PM me your site address, an admin user, and ftp access details, without these I cannot help you. I will look when I have time.

[Mosh]

Paul, just to let you know, while testing my Flashchat add-on hacks to check compatibility with v 3.7.0 beta 2, I tested this hack, and it works fine with no alterations apart from editing the product xml to change the dependency maxversion to allow it to work with v3.7.0 beta 2.

[Paul M]

I would expect that to be the case with most of my mods - but most do need updating in some way, in many cases to make use of template hooks and other minor past oddities.

[bigsbydapicka]

This one would be nice to get back for 3.7....missing it already!

Edit...It does work if you change the maxversion BUT it will not add the "FlashChat" link in "Quicklinks". It will however still add it to the Navbar.

[MoviePropCollec]

I am very new to all of this.

Exactly what are the steps to instal this?

Install Flashchat, ticking the option to integrate with a CMS (on the first page where file permissions are checked)

What in the world does that mean?

I read the instructions and have no idea what they are talking about.

Thank you kindly. :)

[Alfa1]

Hi Paul,

could you please check this post: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=139300

Also, I remember a post by you about flashchat security. But can't find it anymore. Can you please advise how to make flashchat and it's integration with vbulletin more secure? It seems that my flashchat keeps getting hacked.

[Paul M]

Whatever I posted would be very old now, afaik there are no current security holes.

[Vinyljunky]

Does this put a load on the server?

I'm concerned that it may overload something and my host will boot me off :o

Thanks

VinylJunky

[Paul M]

Do you mean this or Flashchat in general ?

[Vinyljunky]

Do you mean this or Flashchat in general ?

Sorry for the vague question Paul, I should now better :o

I meant does Flashchat (and this mod) put CPU load, SQL queries and extra traffic through the server? I dont yet understand if the conversations are client/server or client <-> client.

Thanks and Have a Merry Xmas

VinylJunky

[Paul M]

Flashchat will most certainly increase the load on your server - the more that log in the worse it will get. All convos are client <> server - every client polls the server every few seconds. This mod specifically does not increase the load of flashchat.