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* This integration is for Flashchat versions 4.7.0 upwards, support for versions prior to this has been withdrawn.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.

[JAYEMULE]

Thank you so kindly Paul ! That was what I needed to find. Don't know why I couldn't see it before but all is well now ! I have this on my test board with a few helpers checking it out and it should go onto my live board here in the next day or two. I sure appreciate your help.

Jaye

[lifesourcerec]

What code do you put in to make it open its own window?

[attroll]

Originally Posted by lifesourcerec

What code do you put in to make it open its own window?

Your link would have to look something like this

PHP Code:

<a target="_Chat" href="http://www.hobbyinsider.net/forum/chat/flashchat.php"><b>Enter Chat Room</b></a> 


The
target="_Chat"
is the only thing that is added to make it open in a new window. What this does is titel the new window _Chat.

[kommuni]

Originally Posted by Paul M

There is no autologin support for socket server mode in any flashchat cms integration. I have an experimental (alpha) cms file that does it for vb 3.5 - but it's not for public use.

Hi Paul,

anything new about the socket-support yet? Maybe any chance for you to share your pre-version with me for testing? Flashchat is not in productive use in my forums yet - i'm still waiting for a solution for that. As we have lot's of users and they're currently using my old chat extremely i don't want to start without the socket-integration yet. The non-socket-version would drive my servers crazy

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by kommuni

anything new about the socket-support yet? Maybe any chance for you to share your pre-version with me for testing? Flashchat is not in productive use in my forums yet - i'm still waiting for a solution for that. As we have lot's of users and they're currently using my old chat extremely i don't want to start without the socket-integration yet. The non-socket-version would drive my servers crazy

I haven't worked on it for a while, so it has a few minor bugs and is not recommended for live systems. Feel free to PM me if you want to test it. I haven't tested it at all in the 4.5.x beta versions.

[LockeAG]

Hey Hi..

Well I don't know if its correct to post my problem here but ..mmh

The registred users , the moderators, the smoderators and all the normal usergroups created by default by vbulletin can acces without a problems to the flahchat, but the new groups created by me, they can't access to the flashchat , I mean they appear like banned users.. So I would like to know how to fix this problem.

Thanks

[LockeAG]

Originally Posted by LockeAG

Hey Hi..

Well I don't know if its correct to post my problem here but ..mmh

The registred users , the moderators, the smoderators and all the normal usergroups created by default by vbulletin can acces without a problems to the flahchat, but the new groups created by me, they can't access to the flashchat , I mean they appear like banned users.. So I would like to know how to fix this problem.

Thanks

Thanks Paul M jajaja...

http://www.tufat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11655

[cdoyle]

Hi,
Would some of you who have installed this hack, could you post your forum URL's?

I would like to see some examples on how this looks integrated with VB.

Thanks
Chris.

[Paul M]

Just visit the Tufat site - their forum is vbulletin, with integrated flashchat.

[svoec]

hey -- I'm trying to hack your hack, and could use some help..

The idea is to allow users in some groups to chat anytime, and others can only chat sunday after 18:00 hours...


so I hacked up your code like this...
(unfortunatly, since it don't work, this is a literal interpetation)

PHP Code:

if (date('D')=="Sun" and date('G')>=18)
    $GLOBALS['vbulletin'] = array(
    'cookie' => $config['Misc']['cookieprefix'],
    'prefix' => $config['Database']['tableprefix'],

    'sessupdate' => true, // Update vB session table when user speaks.
    'users' => array( 2,11,12,14 ) , // vB usergroups allowed access to chat.
    'customer' => array( 0 ) , // vB usergroups allowed access as customers.
    'mods' => array( 5,7,8 ) , // vB usergroups allowed access as chat moderators.
    'admin' => array( 6 ) , // vB usergroups allowed access as chat administrators.
    'banned' => array( 1,9 ) , // vB usergroups banned from accessing the chat.

    }else 
             {$GLOBALS['vbulletin'] = array(
        'cookie' => $config['Misc']['cookieprefix'],
        'prefix' => $config['Database']['tableprefix'],
    
        'sessupdate' => true, // Update vB session table when user speaks.
        'users' => array( 11,12,14 ) , // vB usergroups allowed access to chat.
        'customer' => array( 0 ) , // vB usergroups allowed access as customers.
        'mods' => array( 5,7,8 ) , // vB usergroups allowed access as chat moderators.
        'admin' => array( 6 ) , // vB usergroups allowed access as chat administrators.
        'banned' => array( 1,2,9 ) , // vB usergroups banned from accessing the chat.
    } 


I'm just getting a blank page when I try to log into flashchat.


It don't work, and I can't figure out why!!
any help would be appreciated!!

Thanks.