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* This integration is for Flashchat versions 4.7.0 upwards, support for versions prior to this has been withdrawn.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

You are missing an opening bracket '{' after the if statement.

[svoec]

DOH --
I just found it...

Thanks....

[cdoyle]

hmm, I'm not sure what I did but I broke my flashchat.

I installed it this morning and was working great.

I then added this hack, and also the flashchat on vbpage https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ght=flash+chat

but now, nobody can get into the chat (even myself) If you go to http://www.caraudiocentral.net/forums/flashchat.php you get the login prompt now (before I tried to apply these 2 hacks, my 'platinum' members were able to enter the hack without logging in).
But now you get that prompt, and no matter what you enter in those fields, it says 'incorrect user id or password'

anyone have any ideas to where to check first? It was working before so it has to be something I did when I tried to apply these hacks.

Thanks
Chris.

[Paul M]

Can you enter flashchat okay direct -

http://www.caraudiocentral.net/forum.../flashchat.php

?

[cdoyle]

Not anymore, I just get that invalid error. It was working before I attempted to do these hacks, but not sure what I could have done to screw it up.

[cdoyle]

I'm not sure what's wrong with it.

I've unistalled the plugins, and then put back the original flashchat files onto the server. But it still doens't work, just prompts for a user name and password.

Is there a way to totally uninstall flashchat and start over?

[Paul M]

Just delete the files, then re-upload them, then re-run the install.

[docvader]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Replace the existing one - which is in ..../chat/inc/cmses/

Hi Paul

Just went through a nightmare of killing access to mysql on my new server here, after reinstalling flashchat to get the permissions to work, LOL. Didn't realize from the instructions that "upload the supplied/edited files." meant

Originally Posted by Paul M

Replace the existing one - which is in ..../chat/inc/cmses/

You might want to change the install directions to reflect this. I, being technologically handicapped, put the file in the vb directory. And wondered for a while why it didn't do anything. Comical, I know, truly comical.

Great hack by the way. As we've come to expect from you!

rich

[Paul M]

I've edit my master copies, next time I do an upload, the instructions will change.

[vietkieu_cz]

Cant find file consts.php and foleders inc\classes\ ???