Integration with vBulletin - Flashchat Integration for vB 3.5

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Flashchat integration with vBulletin 3.5

Note:
The latest versions of Flashchat include my integration as part of the standard Tufat supplied files - including the vBulletin 3.5 CMS file.


vB 3.5 integration allows ;

* Authorised members to be automatically logged in.
* All non authorised members are locked out (both are based on usergroup membership).
* If enabled, the users location is now displayed in WOL (use the plugin to avoid "Unknown Location").
* The CMS file no longer requires your vb licence code to be entered.
* Automatic login now works even if a member has not ticked "remember me".

Also ;

* Real ip detection when a proxy server is used (only if the proxy server passes on the details).
* Permanant, Private Rooms are loaded by Admins (and moderators in 4.5.0) (allows for Staff Rooms).


More notes:

* This integration is for Flashchat versions 4.7.0 upwards, support for versions prior to this has been withdrawn.
* If you use non standard usergroups you will need to edit the CMS file to give them permission to enter the chat.

[high]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.[/high]

Support: Please check any file edits carefully, and make sure you have uploaded any edited files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing [or uploading] a file. 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 then look as soon as I have time.

Finally, I am not Tufat.com nor anything to do with the Flashchat product - if you have questions about Flashchat in general, their forums are here.


History:

2.53 - Support for customer role added.
2.54 - GetUser caching added.
2.55 - Lastactivity update added, caching altered to match main flashchat code.
2.56 - Support for 4.5.x photo feature added with choice of avatar or profile picture.
2.57 - Changes for local language translations. Session cookie cleared on logout.
2.58 - Security fix: Integrated login code altered to cut out the use of insecure userid cookie.
2.59 - GetUser caching re-enabled, Port fix added for pre 3.5 RC3 versions of config.php
2.60 - Added the ability to login direct to a room using ../chat/flashchat.php?username=_int_&room=n
2.61 - Changes to User and Role Caching.
2.62 - Minor fix to Get User for membergroupids.
2.63 - Security (anti-hacking) code added (as supplied by Darren).
2.64 - Usergroup settings moved to top of CMS file.
2.65 - Fixed error message when accessing chat admin area.
2.66 - Default role changed.
2.67 - Minor bug fix to Avatar detection, login code changes, tidy up.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by schuelerd

Overall it works well. I did have to update functions_online.php to recognize CHAT in WOL though. There is one annoying thing that is a problem with flashchat but it show up in the integration. Users must LOGOUT using the flashchat red button. If a user dismisses the window under Windows, the logout doesn't happen and the user still shows as logged on.

This is a poor way to handle this IMHO.

This hack includes a plugin for WOL, so why did you have to update functions_online.php ?

Logging out is nothing to do with this hack, as I have repeated more times than I care to remember, that is standard flashchat functionality - which btw has nothing to do with Windows or any other OS - it is purely down to your browser blocking popups.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake@GTI

Now 4.4.2 is out
is this integretion still working well ?

Yes.

[schuelerd]

Originally Posted by Paul M

This hack includes a plugin for WOL, so why did you have to update functions_online.php ?

Logging out is nothing to do with this hack, as I have repeated more times than I care to remember, that is standard flashchat functionality - which btw has nothing to do with Windows or any other OS - it is purely down to your browser blocking popups.

As I said in the note, it's a problem with flashchat but it shows itself in the integration. (I'm agreeing with you ) . When I went to WOL, it showed unknown location. It was looking for chat.php and when someone is in flashchat is seems to produce getxml.php as the file executed. I change chat.php to getxml.php and it now shows those users in chat. Should I have done something else?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by schuelerd

When I went to WOL, it showed unknown location. It was looking for chat.php and when someone is in flashchat is seems to produce getxml.php as the file executed. I change chat.php to getxml.php and it now shows those users in chat. Should I have done something else?

The product/plugin supplied in the zip file of this hack looks for getxml.php, did you import that at all ?

What you have done is actually edit some built-in vb code (yep, for some reason there is code in the stock vb code for chat.php - even though there is actually no such functionality within vb).

[John Lester]

Wow...ANOTHER simple install. Works great.

[John Lester]

OK, question.

According to this: http://tufat.com/docs/flashchat/admin.html

I should be able to use an admin function to " add and remove rooms, view messages, control bans and ignores, and much more."

I realize I need to use the ACP for vBulletin to manage users and bans. But how do I add/remove rooms or view messages?

[Paul M]

goto ..../chat/admin/index.php on your forum.

[John Lester]

Originally Posted by Paul M

goto ..../chat/admin/index.php on your forum.

Cool. Thank you for the help.

[ImportPassion]

anyone have a problem with auto-login after enabling socket server?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by 7thgenCivic.Com

anyone have a problem with auto-login after enabling socket server?

Socket Server cannot do auto-login with any of the current CMS files (not just vbulletin).

That said, I have an experimental (beta) 3.5 CMS file I have been working on, that can ......