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* This integration is for Flashchat versions 4.7.0 upwards, support for versions prior to this has been withdrawn.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

[siraxi]

Hi

This flashchat thing is so cool. I have integrated in my forums and it works perfectly. Now, I'd like to be able to display the number of user currently in the chat rooms. How do I do that ?

Thank you very much!

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by siraxi

Now, I'd like to be able to display the number of user currently in the chat rooms. How do I do that ?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91338

[DannyBoy8406]

Ok.. I posted about this in the Flash Chat forums... but there are way more people here online and maybe somebody can help me. I just installed FlashChat and something weird happend. The chat installed fine and works perfectly from what I can tell.... but my forums went down and it says there's a database error. However I have not gotten an email to tell me what's wrong at all.... any ideas? Can anyone help?

[Paul M]

There is not much anyone can do unless you post the actual error, or even a link so we can see it ourselves.

[DannyBoy8406]

I'm sorry... I wasn't receiving the email it was sending (I thought it was weird) my SPAM filter was catching it.

here is the error in the email:

Database error in vBulletin :

Invalid SQL:

SELECT title, data
FROM vb3_datastore
WHERE title IN ('','options','bitfields','forumcache','usergroupc ache','stylecache','languagecache','products','plu ginlist','cron','smiliecache','bbcodecache','mailq ueue','hidprofilecache');

MySQL Error : Table 'threetas_vbforums.vb3_datastore' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Date : Saturday, August 12th 2006 @ 02:06:00 AM
Script : http://www.three-tasks.com/showthrea...3&page=3&pp=10
Referrer :
IP Address :
Username :
Classname : vB_Database

[Paul M]

Well the datastore table is missing, so you have either deleted it, which is bad, or you have screwed up your config.php file. Either way it's not related to this hack so you need to start a seperate thread in the vb discussion forum.

[IncredibleHawk]

TY Very much!

[angkor408]

Hi, I'm very new to this stuff. I don't get the first step. I unzip my file but dont see any file that contain install.php or install_files. Is there other flashchat I have to download? I have vbulletin 3.5X with VBadvanced integration. Thank. Angkor.

Step 1.

Install Flashchat, tick the option to integrate with a CMS (on the first page where file permissions are checked)

On the CMS page choose vBulletin 3.5 (Near the bottom).

* remember to remove install.php & the install_files folder when you have done *

[Paul M]

This is an add-on for Flashchat - you get that from Tufat (links in first post).

[FLMom]

Paul, I hope you can help me again here.

I wanted to uninstall this because of all the security issues and the fact that no one really uses it I deleted the chat folders from the forums directory but forgot that the whole thing was integrated with my site.

Now I am getting an error

Warning: Unknown(./chat/inc/config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /index.php(64) : eval()'d code on line 138

Fatal error: (null)() [function.require]: Failed opening required './chat/inc/config.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/ctyler06/public_html/forums/index.php(64) : eval()'d code on line 138

Can you please help me with this? I still have your username and password from when you installed this for me a couple of months ago. If you need the info again just let me know..

At this point, I can get to my site, everything works but the forums. I can even click on New Posts LOL

Is there anything you can do to help?

Thanks for any and all help you can offer!

Cori