Flashchat 5 or 6 : Integration for vBulletin 3.8
 

Flashchat 5 integration with vBulletin 3.8.

Note: This is compatible with Flashchat 5.0.x only, it will not work with Flashchat 4.

* Flashchat 5 is no longer available - this should work with Flashchat 6, but this is not a supported option *

Note:
Standard Flashchat includes vBulletin integration as part of the Tufat supplied files. However, the standard integration does not include Direct Usergroup Integration or other extra's like the WOL Display & Flashchat on a vBulletin page. This Modification adds those features


Extra's added by this modification

* Direct login to a room.
* The WOL will correctly display Flashchat as the location (not 'Unknown Location')
* Flashchat can be displayed embedded inside a 'standard' vBulletin Page (i.e. not full screen).
* Direct Usergroup Integration - a section is added to each usergroup in the ACP Usergroup Manager to set the Flashchat permissions for that group.
* The plugin will try to automatically add a link to Flashchat in your Navbar Quick Links or Community Links - this feature can be disabled if you wish.
* The automatic link can have a prefix path defined - useful if you use something like CMPS.
* You can define a usergroup to login as Flashchats "Spy" mode.


More notes:

* This integration is for Flashchat version 5 only.
* The automatic link feature may fail if you have customised templates (it uses template hooks).
* For Flashchat inside a vBulletin page you need to link to .../misc.php?do=flashchat
* This modification does not add any links to Flashchat Administration in the ACP.
* You can set all members to login direct to particular room via the ACP.
* You can also add a room parameter to the url - i.e. .../misc.php?do=flashchat&room=3
* Spys can login into the chat but are not listed in the room - they cannot chat, just watch.

The CMS file assumes that you are installing Flashchat in your forum root folder i.e. (/forums/chat/) - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. Installation will fail if you do not do this.

Support: This modification is no longer supported. 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.

Finally, I am not Tufat.com or Flashchat Support - if you have questions about Flashchat, their forums are here.

To use the this upgraded integration simply download and unzip the file, then follow the instructions in the text file. Once installed, the Flashchat userlevel options for each usergroup will appear in the ACP usergroup edit screens - editing of the CMS file will no longer be required.


History:

v3.8.001 : First release for vb 3.8.
v3.8.002 : Fixed who is online location to work with FC 5.

Excellent, looking forward to this. I'll be giving this a try.

IS this any different than the 3.7 file?

There are small differences.

if i would like to install the chat i get following msg


and if i use the orginal vbulletin38.CMS.php from tufat i get following msg



what can i do?

Hello there,

I had a closer look at this and saw that this requires FC to be installed into the root of the vBulletin directory.

Perhaps I'm wrong? Is the CMS file you're referring to vbulletin38CMS.php? Are there lines I can edit in there if I want FC to be installed in the /forums/chat/ directory?

rob

no i uploaded it in the path forum/chat

and i open the file /forum/chat/install.php

If /forums/ is your forum root folder, then /forums/chat/ is the correct place to install it.

Sorry, but what is your question exactly ?

Hi,
is there any Option if a User Logged Out, that the Forumhome is shown?

Paul, the version information on the chat window is broken:

"Version : � Paul Marsden 2009"

Indeed it was. Fixed.

I am currently running

Flashchat Integration 3.7.005 Integration of Flashchat and vBulletin 3.7
FlashChat: Admin Panel Integration 3.7.005 Integration of the FlashChat Admin Panel into vBulletin Admin Control Panel.

The instructions do not indicate what to do with upgrading or do I need to uninstall all the previous versions and install this "new"

the current files I have downloaded (not installed yet) are

Flashchat-vb-integration
ms_fc_admincp

Do I need anything else in particular ?

Hello,

I was successfully able to install this in vb 3.8 and have marked as installed. This is my first time adding any chat stuff to my forums. Thanks a lot for your work.

You may want to add a note to your installation instructions that the /forums/chat/ directory suggested in the FC installation instructions is the correct directory to install it. As you could tell from my post, I felt like the words in red above suggest that I needed to install directly into /forums/ rather than /forums/chat/.

I'm going to set about configuring it now. Thanks again for your work.

I suggest:

The CMS file assumes that you are installing Flashchat in your forum root folder i.e. (/forums/chat/) - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. Installation will fail if you do not do this.

Seems reasonable, edited.

brilliant, I'll try this when I upgrade.

I'd like the answer to this to please.. previously when a user logged out of chat, they were redirected to the forum homepage. Now it shows a login box... I'd like to avoid that if possible. Thanks!

One Very minor thing I'd like to do, and you'd think it would be simple.
You said you were using template hooks to add flashchat to the quick links page.

Where could you change that to show up under the community link instead ?
I'd like to do it with the hooks, and not a template edit.

Thanks for the mod!

EDIT:: I also noticed on the quick-links menu, the white space between the links is missing above flashchat. -- like I said before, all little stuff.

that's a setting in the admin section of flash-chat. Probably wasn't answered cause it's not really a function of the integration, as much as it's a function of flash-chat.

edit -- it's under logout settings.

I can't figure out how to set it up to make it work... no matter what I do, the homepage opens in a new window, and in the current window, flashchat logs out and shows a login box. Could you advise?

I noticed you made everyone use the Male icon... is there gonna be support for a Male/Female option?

There is no male/female option in vb.

Installed :up:

Thank you

VJ

how come when i go to chats in admin its a blank white page, i need to keep chat logs

Not sure if anyone here can assist, but trying to first of all install flashchat 5.0.10
during installation process I receiver error:

Fatal error: Call to a member function next() on a non-object in /home/XXXXXXXX/public_html/forum/chat/inc/cmses/vbulletin38CMS.php on line 45


tried the default 38CMS.php file and the one in the fc5 integration
one has same error
one on line 34 , the other at line 44

portion in red is the particular line producing error:

I've never been able to reproduce that error.

I have made some slight alterations to the cms file attached, can you please try it and see if it cures this problem.

I installed flashchat, the latest version...But whenever I add your CMS file, I get a blank white page, I use the file it came with, everything is fine..

Vbulletin 3.8.0,

/forum/chat/

I have replaced the CMS file
deleted previous tables
and re uploaded the folder to site

will post back results !!!

NEW ERROR with new CMS file





XXXXXX = an actual directory name, just removed for personal reasons

Thats a config error, your being denied access to mysql.

Anybody?

Don't understand why 4.7 chat can install with no issues (other than I can't integrate anything into it because of 3.8 vbulletin) but 5.0.10 will not install properly

5.0.x has many bugs and problems. I am not Flashchat support, you need to visit their forums.

If i may ask. Is there any specific reason why some people create plugins for chats that you have to pay for? There are quite a few free ones there, that needs vb intigration.

Flashchat is free, and has been for some time now.

I have the 5.0.10 version (paid one)

question: do I install that one (hasn't worked yet but would like to be clear)
first, then use the integration files after installation or......

also, can I install the fc v5 as a brand new and later integrate it into vbulletin 3.8 using this plugin/mod ?

why does it always say my users are banned including my staff members?

Mind explaining me then why I have to pay for it on tufat's website?
I can't find where you can download it.

NVM, I assume the "try it free" is the free one which fully works completely?

Yes, its the full version, you simply dont get the source code.

I'm getting this error:

vBulletin Message
Sorry, but the Chat System has been turned offline, contact the administrator for more information.


Everything is fine when viewing the chatroom outside of vBulletin (chat/flashchat.php). Usergroup permissions are set the way they should be. Any ideas?

Edit: Another thing, on this error page, all the links are not right. For example, the New Posts link is: chat.php/search.php?do=getnew. Everything is going after chat.php instead of the site root. What's wrong?