Integration with vBulletin - Official AddonChat Integration

Product Info
Name: Official AddonChat Integration Add-On
Product ID: sc7400
Version: 1.0.4
Author: AddonInteractive (http://www.addoninteractive.com/)
Last Modified: 15 Nov. 2006
Compatibility: vBulletin 3.6.x
Download: Downlod Now

Overview
This extension allows you to fully integrate a AddonChat Professional PLUS, Enterprise Java?, or Professional (with Remote Authentication Module) edition Chat Room with your vBulletin 3.6.x forum system, including the ability to authenticate access via your vBulletin forum system, and provide a "Who's Chatting" page list showing who is currently logged into your chat room.

Requirements

• vBulletin 3.6.x
• AddonChat Professional (with Remote Auth. Module), Professional PLUS or Enterprise. Please note that free AddonChat editions are not supported. You may register for an AddonChat account at www.addonchat.com.
• PHP with allow_url_fopen directive enabled in your php.ini file. This is required to download the Who's Chatting list from AddonChat servers.

Features

• Seamless integration between your vBulletin forum and AddonChat
• Pop-up and Embedded Chat room link options
• Automatic (one minute interval) User's Chatting count updates
• Real-Time Who's Chatting list
• Display the amount of users within your chat room on your main navbar shown throughout your entire forum
• Remote authentication allows you to authenticate access into your chat room based on your vBulletin user database
• Automatic user login option
• Remote authentication allows you to choose which vBulletin user groups are allowed chat room administrative privileges
• Remote functions system allows you to tie in vBulletin forum functions into the AddonChat user list
• Uses the vBulletin XML product import architecture, making installation/un-installation easier, requiring no modifications to the code base.
• Improves over previous versions by storing Who's Chatting list within it's own MySQL database table

Installation
Installaion will require between 10 and 15 minutes of your time. Download the supplied ZIP file, and extract it on your personal computer. Open the README.html in your web browser file for full installation instructions. No PHP code modifications are required as this script makes use of the new vBulletin XML Product system.

Support
Support is provided by AddonInteractive for this script provided you have a Professional, Professional PLUS or Enterprise AddonChat account. Read the included instructions for details. Please let us know if you have any problems installing this extension. AddonInteractive does not provide support through this forum.

Screenshots are attached.

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[joshskeety]

No, I think this one is better, but it doesnt place who is in chat under the members on the index page. It makes you have to add in in the nav bar and many of us forum owners dont use that nav bar anymore..

[ravencr]

What makes it better than the flashchat? Do either one allow recording of the chats?

Chris

[Quantnet]

Can i install this so that guests/not log in can get in a special room while members/logged in users get in a different room ?

Does anyone has the pro plus version installed on their forum can provide me with a demo account ?

I like to see before i buy. I currently have flashchat for my member and stateless installed on a different directory for guests.

[daddygrim]

anybody?????

[khris7199]

Well I guess I was the sucker. I pay the 80 bucks then find out that will not work either. You have to pay 125.00 for the professional edition to get this on your forum. I would think this entire add on would be better documented before you go through all the hassle of adding it. Very dissapointed

[ravencr]

I've got addon chat for free on my phpbb forum, and now I'm adding flashchat on my vb forum for $5. Where's the $80 for addon come into play?

Chris

[khris7199]

If you follow th directions at the end

Login to your AddonChat Control Panel at http://www.addonchat.com/login.php. Click the Control Panel Icon next to the account that you wish to integrate with to open the Account Control Panel. Click the Settings tab. Click Site Integration. Click Remote Authentication in the Site Integration submenu. For Authentication URL, enter a direct URL to your chat_auth.php script. I.e., http://www.myforums.com/chat_auth.php. Make sure that the "Enable Authentication URL" setting is set to "Yes" and click the Save Here to Changes button. Authentication into your chat room will now be performed from your vBulletin user database.


In order to get the Remote Authentication you have to pay 120.00

[daddygrim]

i can get yall a flash server..lol or any other program you need.

[Mr_Bob]

Originally Posted by khris7199

Well I guess I was the sucker. I pay the 80 bucks then find out that will not work either. You have to pay 125.00 for the professional edition to get this on your forum. I would think this entire add on would be better documented before you go through all the hassle of adding it. Very dissapointed

You can purchase the remote HTTP module for $25 I believe.

I'm testing everything out with a trial of the Professional Plus plan and I must say that everything works flawlessly. My only comment is that, like previously stated, it would be far more beneficial if the who's chatting display can be shown at the bottom of the forum homepage in a similar fashion to who's online. Members tend to look there rather then a random link in the navbar .

[ksfrogman]

Per instruction 6.

Login to your vBulletin Admin Control Panel. Using the menu at the left, click over to Scheduled Tasks -> Add New Scheduled Task. Fill out the form as such:
Title: AddonChat Who's Chatting
Filename: ./includes/cron/chat_who.php

What gives?! I tried this and my Admin Control Panel says: