vB Chatbox 1.2.4

What this hack does : Adds a box on top of your vB home page
where all members can chat/shout in an IRC like way, with all the
vB options added (smilies, vBcodes....)

I started this hack by modifying the shoutbox made by Doug
Tanner for phpnuke (i think).. And it went far far from his original
code. As far as i think he wouldn't recognize it .

I integrated it as far as i could with vB, and in the admin CP,
with every bit of it being possible to modify trough the admin
CP (prune, ban, censure...)...

SCREENSHOT

This hack has been tested and used by some people out
there in france .

1.2.4 changes :
Install problems with the mysql reserved words solved,
Uninstalling option added to the install script,
Possibility to automaticaly add the templates to the
templatesets you chose in the install script,
IE6 problem with divs solved,
timezoneoffset mod integrated,
text input limited to 255 characters.

1.2.3 changes :
security hole on the pruning of the admin part fixed.

1.2.2 changes :
templatesused var filled with all templates used by the
script in the shoutbox.php file and in the index.php file.
And chmod 777 made on the admin/shoutbox_config.php file
by the install script. Thanks to erwin

Name changed from shoutbox to chatbox, because some people
thought of this hack as related with TWT-commish's shoutbox...
no more excuses


Here is some sort of [high]FAQ[/high] from all the thread,
hope this helps, and prevents you from reading all that i just read :

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Erwin : limit of smilies a person can post in the shoutbox.
This is to prevent smilie spamming : HERE
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Erwin : Another tip for installers - instead of manually having to
ban users in the shoutbox, to automatically ban users who
you have already banned from the forums : HERE
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For the shoutbox to be in a popup : HERE
[high]#----------------------------------------------------------#[/high]
To have 5 'shouts/chats' visible when the chatbox is reduced :
HERE
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SpeedStreet : This simply creates a link for people to click on so
that they can easily view the 'Who's Online' page without
having to dig for it : HERE
[high]#----------------------------------------------------------#[/high]
ThoughtDiver: if you want the date format on the shout timestamps
to read Month/Day instead of Day/Month : HERE
[high]#----------------------------------------------------------#[/high]

[havefun]

thanks!

i should better read
very sorry about that!!!!



i've tried it, but it doesn't work...

[Erwin]

That's okay. It's easy to miss. I just wanted to make sure you see it. Let me know if it works. It should.

[havefun]

.. it doesn't work

anything isn't found.. but i don't know what...

please have a look at the 2nd picture.
this comes..

[Erwin]

Did you upload "shoutbox.style" into your /admin folder as well? That file needs to be uploaded too.

[Erwin]

If you don't upload "shoutbox.style" the installer file cannot insert the templates - the templates are found in the "shoutbox.style" file. They have to both be in the /admin subdirectory.

[havefun]

yes i did it from the beginning..

[Erwin]

I saw your image file.

Make sure all these files are UPLOADED to your /admin subdirectory:

shoutbox.style
shoutbox_admin.php
shoutbox_config.php (CHMOD to 777)
shoutbox_install.php (the original installer)
shoutbox_install_templates.php (the file that I attached)

Then run the original installer first. If that doesn't work, run the one I attached. It should work. The problem is that one or more of the files I listed is missing.

[Erwin]

What does the URL missing error message say in "2ndstep.gif"? I can't read the whole thing. Does it say what file is missing?

[havefun]

tried both

i hope that i don't nerve you!
really thankful for your time!!!

[Erwin]

Also, maybe it's the global.php path.

In the install file (both mine or the original) find:

require("./global.php");

Replace with:

require("../global.php");

See if that helps. (I doubt it, but it's worth a try).