Not a problem at all, anything to help :)

- Zero Tolerance

Before I get started with the installation of vBchat 2.2, I do have one concern...

My admincp folder on my server is NOT named "admincp". This has caused problems with many hacks that I have installed in the past. I do ALSO have an "admincp" folder, which is empty, but is used as a location for hacks that need that location.

Is this going to be a problem? Does anyone have any suggestions on this, in general? I'm assuming the instructions for the installation will say to upload certain files to admincp, should I then upload them into the empty admincp folder or should I upload them into my "renamed" admincp folder?

I hope this question isn't too confusing or poorly worded.

My admincp folder is always named something other than default "admincp". I have never had any issues with just putting the items that are supposed to go into admincp into my renamed folder and just run everything as you normally would from in there.

That's not a problem at all, the files your supposed to upload to admincp/ directory, simply upload to the directory you use for the Admin CP, the directory is auto detected for the XML file reading to install templates, so there shouldn't be a problem at all, just whenever the installation refers to "admincp/", just ignore that and use your current directory name :)

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Sorry to frustrate you but, I just don't seem to be able to get the admin cp link. I have checked out the admincp index.php several times and I am just sure I placing the code as instructed. For some reason this one part I just can't get right. Otherwise the program works GREAT and I do want to get it onto my public forum. Would there be a screen shot to look at someplace as to just how the code should look in the admin cp index.php ? Maybe I do need a picture afterall ;)
Thanks again for this great hack and for the support to us less knowledgable.
This is how it looks after I am done, if this helps you any to see what I may have done incorrectly;

(can_administer('canadminsettings'))
{
$printhr = true;
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['vbulletin_options'], 'options.php?null=0', '<br />');
if ($debug == 1)
{
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['admin_help_manager'], 'help.php?do=manage&script=NOSCRIPT');
}
construct_nav_group($vbphrase['vbulletin_options'], '<hr />');
}
if ($printhr == true)
{
construct_nav_spacer();
}

// *************************************************$printhr = true ;
construct_nav_option ( 'vBChat Options', 'admin_vbchat.php', '<br />' ) ;
construct_nav_option ( 'Banned Usergroups', 'admin_vbchat.php?do=banned_groups', '<br />' ) ;
construct_nav_option ( 'Banned Users', 'admin_vbchat.php?do=banned_users', '<br />' ) ;
construct_nav_option ( 'Usergroup Permissions', 'admin_vbchat.php?do=group_perms', '<br />' ) ;
construct_nav_option ( 'vBChat Room Control', 'admin_vbchat.php?do=room', '<br />' ) ;
construct_nav_option ( 'vBChat Prune Options', 'admin_vbchat.php?do=prune', '<br />' ) ;
construct_nav_group ( 'vBChat Control', '<hr />' ) ;
$printhr = false;
$printhr = false;
if (can_administer('canadminstyles'))
{
$printhr = true;
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['style_manager'], 'template.php?do=modify', '<br />');
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['search_in_templates'], 'template.php?do=search', '<br />');
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['replacement_variable_manager'], 'replacement.php?do=modify', '<br />');
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['download_upload_styles'], 'template.php?do=files', '<br />');
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['find_updated_templates'], 'template.php?do=findupdates', '<br />');
construct_nav_group("$vbphrase[styles] &amp; $vbphrase[templates]", '<hr />');
}
// ***
if (can_administer('canadm


Jaye

Well it seems to be a real easy edit, im not too sure where your going wrong with it, i posted a screenshot below, if that doesn't help PM me, and i'll manually edit index.php for you with your consent. :)

PS: The bit in red is the code your required to add.

- Zero Tolerance

yes it is a very easy edit and I don't why I am having a hard time getting it. This is not the first time I have installed a hack but I am just not getting something right. I pasted a copy of what mine looks like in my previous post.
Thanks kindly,

Jaye

OK I see the difference I think. I will go back and edit again. I think I placed it in the wrong place :)

Jaye

Well apart from $printhr = true; been on a comment line (which doesn't matter), i can see no errors at all with it.

You say this is a test forum, on your computer or hosted?
If hosted i could take a look, right now im clueless as to why its not appearing, the code is correct from what i can see.

- Zero Tolerance

OK I am just baffled. I have to go feed the barn critters and fix dinner but when I get back I will work on it some more. In the meantime I will PM you the particulars so you might help me. I really want to get this on my public forum but need to understand what I am doing wrong so i don't do it again :)

Thanks so much for the help.

Jaye

ZT:

I went through with the installation with success. However, now when I try to enter any of the locations in AdminCP > vBChat Control > .........

I get this message:
Not Found

The requested document was not found on this server. Web Server at mechanicalminds.net

This is the problem that I was quite sure that I would run into and I am all but certain it is because my admincp folder is renamed. How do I correct this? I'm sure I just need to get into the files somewhere and rename links... But where?

Thanks for any help. :classic:
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UPDATE - Never mind, this was my fault. Unsuccessful upload.

If you look in the "UPLOAD" folder, you will see an "admincp" folder, inside this folder is 2 files, upload both of these files to your acp directory, make sure you run the install file as instructed via the install manual :)

- Zero Tolerance

I completed both of these steps during the installation.

UPDATE - Never mind, this was my fault. Unsuccessful upload.

find out what that link is pointing to and move those files to that folder or you can just change what folder it is linking to

OK. I'll try that. Thank you. I'll report back.

UPDATE - Never mind, this was my fault. Unsuccessful upload.

Hm, try visit: http://YOURSITE.com/forums/ADMIN_DIR/admin_vbchat.php manually in a new window and see if you get the same error, if so then it means "admin_vbchat.php" has not been uploaded to your admincp directory.

- Zero Tolerance

Thank you for replying. :classic:

This was actually my fault. For some reason when I uploaded the file "admin_vbchat" it didn't successfully upload. I re-uploaded this file and all links appear to be fully functional in my Admin CP.

*** CLICKS INSTALL ***

FTP's can sometimes cut out when attempting to execute an operation, it's just one of those things that happen unfortunatly. Glad to hear everything is working functionaly. Enjoy :)

- Zero Tolerance

Sorry it took me so long to respond to that.

I'm using the newest reply at the bottom. My members complained when it was at the top...

Hmm, weird.

May i have a screenshot of this error in action so i can be more clear of what the problem is? And if it's not too much trouble, make sure the screenshot is big and not scaled down, thanks :)

- Zero Tolerance

Here's a screenshot of the chat.

Oh, and I forgot to mention it earlier, but the problem of the "who's online in chat" box displaying primary display group markup is still there. As I mentioned, we use glows in those groups, so its annoying (not to mention aesthetically unappealing), to have it display those markups. Is there any way to change the codign of it so it displays primary usergroup markup instead?

Well all is well Thanks to Zero Tolerance, who by the way is very tolerant ;)
Turned out I must have had an upload glich but he fixed me all up :banana:

Love it ! Thank You !

Jaye

Hmm, weird. Do you have any other skins on your forum? Because it's possible that it's that skin causing the problem, perhaps, in anycase make this template modification to make the chat larger, it should then not cut off the bottom half of the last message.

Find this in "chat_main":
Change that to:
If it's still cutting off a minor bit, change "350" to "380", however i doubt you will need to.

As for the forumhome bit, open index.php, find:
Replace With:
Save index.php and upload :)

- Zero Tolerance

I would like to make the pop up smaller-- Can anyone help??

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=754

Read that post :)

- Zero Tolerance

Also, I would like to take away the chat code that is in my navbar and add the link to this chat in it's place. I have an imagebased navbar so it is hard.. can anyone help me with this??

Here is my navbar Here is the code that came with the chat hack..
I would also like to make this chat window a little smaller if possible... Thanks

hi, i upgraded from 1.1.1 to 2.1 to 2.2. Everything so far seems to be working fine except for in the admincp with i try to edit the settings. I get the following mysql error.

Look above to change the size of the pop-up, and to change your current chat link to this one, find:
Replace it with:
:)

- Zero Tolerance

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=675

Follow those instructions :)

- Zero Tolerance

Dam! That is like the fastest help I have ever gotten!!! You really are Neil!

You are the one.... :cool:

I cannot do this because I have Do I just change cellpadding??

You don't alter the table, you alter the javascript line, maybe i should be more clear.

Inside your "navbar" template find:
Replace With:
Change the yellow bold numbers to the setting you desire :)

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Got ya Neil... Thanks much chosen one..

um... don't you mean Neo...?

Was that his name from the Matrix?? I thought it was Neil..

Morpheus, Zion, The oracle and... Neil? It doesn't quite fit ;-)

Yeah it was "Neo", that was his hacker alias, his name in the movie was "Thomas Anderson"

But that's irrelevent to the topic :p

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my bad... Been a while since I watched it... Thanks for the info.. I thought he was like a regular dude at first so Neil would fit..

Anyways,

I'm still trying to figure out the size change... there are many places on the template that have height and width.. any clue how to figure out which code it is???

next time I will stick with text... The navbar with this skin has just been a nightmare every time I want to add something... Thanks Neo

Well the chat is designed to open in full screen, so customizing it isn't recommended, and i can't give you any good recommendations for settings, as i recommend full screen, so its the same for users on all resolutions.

- Zero Tolerance

roger that--- great hack by the way! Thanks for spending your time on it! It's the best one that I've seen so far that is integrated with a whos online feature.. way to go..

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