FlashChat : Integration upgrades for vBulletin.

This modification is no longer available or supported.

This originally made changes to add new facilities to your FlachChat & vb set-up. However, all the features added are now part of standard Flashchat (4.6.0 and above). This now just supplies the latest vb 3.0 CMS file, which depending on circumstances, may either be the same as, or newer than, the one supplied with Flashchat itself.

To install the latest 3.0 CMS file - unzip it, edit the usergroups access and options as required, and then copy the file to the ../chat/inc/cmses/ folder on your server.


Optionally, you can also edit inc\langs\en.php.

Finding ;

'banned' => "You've been banned",

and replacing with ;

'banned' => "You do not have permission to enter the chat",

* Version 1.82 was the last version of the old hack (for Flashchat 4.2.1 upwards).

History of the 3.0 CMS file

* v1.13 - updated vbulletin30CMS.php file for vb 3.0 and Flashchat 4.5.2+ this contains a fix for a cookie security issue.
* v1.14 - Added ability to login direct to a room using ../flashchat.php?username=_int_&room=n
* v1.15 - Alterations to caching code.
* v1.16 - Minor fix to Get User for membergroupids.
* v1.17 - Security (anti-hacking) code added (as supplied by Darren).
* v1.18 - Usergroup settings moved to top of CMS file.
* v1.19 - Fixed error message when accessing chat admin area.
* v1.20 - Default role changed.
* v1.21 - Minor bug fix to Avatar detection, login code changes, tidy up.

[Paul M]

That's because I used a copy of my cms file, which had a few extra usergroups allowed - one of which must have the same id number as your banned group. Now only groups 5, 6, 7 & 2 are allowed (with 5 & 6 defined as admin).

[Treasure Quest]

I got to thinking on this Paul and the banned user Chip has my IP address, that may create a problem as well?

Greg

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Treasure Quest

I got to thinking on this Paul and the banned user Chip has my IP address, that may create a problem as well?

Greg

That user can no longer log into the chat (tested here). There is no ip check in the usergroup checking code (of this hack).

[Treasure Quest]

Thank you, works great!!!

[Mosh]

[high]* Mosh clicks install
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I am getting to be a fan of your hacks, I think this is the third one of yours I have used as they are nice and simple to install with no fuss.

Thanks,

jd

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by jdsinclair

[high]* jdsinclair clicks install
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I am getting to be a fan of your hacks, I think this is the third one of yours I have used as they are nice and simple to install with no fuss.

Thank you for your comments.

[camoman]

I have a problem with my flash chat since the upgrade to 3.0.7 .. seems everything loads fine but all I get is a blue screen.. I hoped that this would fix it since it says it works on 3.0.7. I tried posting on tufat's forums and they said they have heard of this but don't have time to fix it right now .. they are suposidly working on a new release of Flash Chat.

Has anyone see this or know somthing I can try. I have tried the cookie hacks and the domain hacks but they didn;t work either I love this chat and my members want it back..
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!

you can view it here: www.trackshare.com but you'll have to sign up to see the link

these are the erros in my httpd log:

Thu Mar 24 10:58:17 2005] [error] PHP Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home2/camoman/public_html/forum/FlashChat/inc/classes/chatServer.php on line 64
[Thu Mar 24 10:58:17 2005] [error] PHP Warning: fflush(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home2/camoman/public_html/forum/FlashChat/inc/classes/chatServer.php on line 63
[Thu Mar 24 10:58:17 2005] [error] PHP Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home2/camoman/public_html/forum/FlashChat/inc/classes/chatServer.php on line 61
[Thu Mar 24 10:58:17 2005] [error] PHP Warning: fopen(./appdata/appTime.txt): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home2/camoman/public_html/forum/FlashChat/inc/classes/chatServer.php on line 60
[Thu Mar 24 10:58:17 2005] [error] PHP Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home2/camoman/public_html/forum/FlashChat/inc/classes/chatServer.php on line 64
[Thu Mar 24 10:58:17 2005] [error] PHP Warning: fflush(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home2/camoman/public_html/forum/FlashChat/inc/classes/chatServer.php on line 63
[Thu Mar 24 10:58:17 2005] [error] PHP Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home2/camoman/public_html/forum/FlashChat/inc/classes/chatServer.php on line 61

[Paul M]

This appears to be your problem ;

[Thu Mar 24 10:58:17 2005] [error] PHP Warning: fopen(./appdata/appTime.txt): failed to open stream: Permission denied

The /appdata/appTime.txt file needs to be set to universal read/write access (777 in unix) otherwise flashchat will hang on loading (as yours is).

[camoman]

Thanks got it working

[Mosh]

Well, I have installed FlashChat 4.01 onto my test server.

From your instructions:

Step 1. Can not be done in its current state as

$this->ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

has changed to

$this->ip = ($args['is_bot'] == null)? $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] : $args['is_bot'];

I am not sure what would need to replace this line.

Step 2 & 3. You need to edit sendLoginInfo.php instead of connection.php

Step 4 & 5. You need to edit vbulletinCMS.php (vB 3.0.3) or vbulletinCMS2.php (vB 3.0.7)

So it is just the Proxy detection that needs fixing as far as I know.

Hope this helps you a bit in changing the instructions for v 4.01

jd.