Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox Evo

This mod is automatically compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

Overview

MGC Chatbox Evo is the most ever installed chatbox for vBulletin !

It offers a new enhanced online experience to your members leading to increased time spent online of more than 25% by providing them with a new, more interactive, way to interact with each other.

• Important number of features
• High level of configurability to fit each users needs
• Channels system
• Many commands
• Bot system
• and more...

... makes MGC Chatbox Evo a must have for your forum !

Detailed features

Following is a non-exhaustive list:

• Simple install
• Ajax based with:
  • Fast and Intelligent chats retrieval through javascript calls to server files (refresh delay configurable per usergroup)
  • Edit/update by double-clicking on a chat
  • Interact on chats through menus and javascript
• Many usergroup permissions to limit features according to usergroups
• Full configuration of the chatbox display:
  Size, position on forum pages, editor layout (either top/bottom input or left/right textarea) and position, number of chats displayed, ...
• Full configuration of the chats display:
  Authorized bbcodes selection, date/time options, avatar display, ...
• Possibility to create channels (unlimited number) with multiple configuration options:
  • Warn user of new message when not active through blinking image and eventually sound notification
  • Possibility to select on which specific page each is displayed
  • Option to display the channel only for selected languages
  • Usergroup/User permissions to access the channel
• Many commands available with usergroup/user permissions to access them:
  • /me: well known IRC command
  • /del: remove shouts (different possibilities of removal)
  • /ignore: ignore shouts from another user
  • /ban: ban user from chatbox
  • /pm: send a private chat to another user
  • /announcement: modify the announcement on top of the chatbox
  • /slap: allow user to slap another user
  • /team: chats sending between specified usergroups
  • /l33t: I33t-ify a message
  • /banchan: ban user from specific channel [PRO only]
• Forum activity notifications system in the chatbox:
  • Different display options:
    • In the chatbox melted with chats
    • In the chatbox in a separate column
    • In the vB4 sidebar or a custom sidebar for vB3
  • Multiple notifications:
    • New thread creation
    • New post creation
    • Post thanked (Abe's)
    • New registrations (not included - separate product)
    • IBProarcade highscore (not included - separate product)
• Bot system with set of predefined trigger chat and corresponding answers and automatic bot chats [PRO only]
• Archive system with statistics as well as download and search capabilities
• Possibility to display the list of users online in the chatbox
• Force anynomous to enter a username before chatting if they can access the chatbox
• Antiflood system
• Private chats feature through PM in tabs
• Optional sound notifications
• Inactive mode feature for server load optimization
• User statistics display in posts and profile
• Chatbox statistics display on forumhome
• Create thread from a chat [PRO only]
• CMS Integration (not included - separate product)
  • vBAdvanced CMPS
  • vBulletin 4 CMS
• Importers from other chatbox systems:
  • cChatbox by Christrato [version 1.5]
  • Cyb - Chatbox by Cybernetec [version 2.3]
  • vBulletin 3.x Shoutbox 1.0 (AJAX) by DionDev [version 1.0]
  • Dream's Chatbox by Dream [version 2.1.1]
  • GSBOS by dinnerbone [version 1.0.5]
  • Inferno vBShout Lite 2.5.0 by Inferno Tech [version 2.5.1 lite]
  • vBShouts 2.0 by Zero Tolerance [version 2.0]
  • MGC Chatbox by MGC [version 1.5]

Install

Refer to the readme for the chatbox install.

Demo

Live demo on MGC Products forum

Languages

1. French
2. English
3. German [Not yet updated]
   
4. Serbian [Not yet updated]

Support

On my website mostly and in this thread

Int?gration

Integration in IBProarcade is described in the readme.
vBAdvanced CMPS and vBulletin 4 CMS integration are available as additional modules.

Compatibility

This hack is compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

Changelog

First part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=221

Second part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=5429

Third part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=8469

How to set the channel images

Thanks to princeedwards for this little how to : click here

PRO version and additional addons available on my website

This mod is automatically compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

[Skyborg]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Please do so

PM is in your Inbox.

[cuco2000]

Originally Posted by VBDev

For vB3 users, there was a small bug in class_display.php.

Find attached the fixed file, zip file updated though.

Yeah! This fix my problem, very thanks!

[Gn_Snake]

Hi,
with fresh installation i have this error:

Warning: realpath() [function.realpath]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/usr/lib/php5/20060613+lfs) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/virtual/hardwaregame.org/:/usr/share/php/:/tmp/) in [path]/mgc_cb_evo/plugins/init_startup.php on line 2

Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/var/www/virtual/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/virtual/hardwaregame.org/:/usr/share/php/:/tmp/) in [path]/mgc_cb_evo/plugins/init_startup.php on line 2

Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/var/www/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/virtual/hardwaregame.org/:/usr/share/php/:/tmp/) in [path]/mgc_cb_evo/plugins/init_startup.php on line 2

Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/var/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/virtual/hardwaregame.org/:/usr/share/php/:/tmp/) in [path]/mgc_cb_evo/plugins/init_startup.php on line 2
Site error: the file /var/www/virtual/hardwaregame.org/htdocs/forum/mgc_cb_evo/plugins/init_startup.php requires the ionCube PHP Loader ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so to be installed by the website operator. If you are the website operator please use the ionCube Loader Wizard to assist with installation.

Now i can't view the site....Help please

[CrypticGTX]

I see a display issue when an admin/mod clicks the down arrow to bring up the "Actions" menu. The lower the chat is, the more the "Actions" menu is covered by the element below it.

I've attached two examples that shows this.

[CrypticGTX]

Originally Posted by Gn_Snake

Hi,
with fresh installation i have this error:

Warning: realpath() [function.realpath]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/usr/lib/php5/20060613+lfs) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/virtual/hardwaregame.org/:/usr/share/php/:/tmp/) in [path]/mgc_cb_evo/plugins/init_startup.php on line 2

Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/var/www/virtual/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/virtual/hardwaregame.org/:/usr/share/php/:/tmp/) in [path]/mgc_cb_evo/plugins/init_startup.php on line 2

Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/var/www/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/virtual/hardwaregame.org/:/usr/share/php/:/tmp/) in [path]/mgc_cb_evo/plugins/init_startup.php on line 2

Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/var/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/virtual/hardwaregame.org/:/usr/share/php/:/tmp/) in [path]/mgc_cb_evo/plugins/init_startup.php on line 2
Site error: the file /var/www/virtual/hardwaregame.org/htdocs/forum/mgc_cb_evo/plugins/init_startup.php requires the ionCube PHP Loader ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so to be installed by the website operator. If you are the website operator please use the ionCube Loader Wizard to assist with installation.

Now i can't view the site....Help please

You or your host needs to install IONCUBE loader in the php.ini.

Available free from: http://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php

Assuming a linux host here:
1.) I extracted all the files from the downloaded file to /usr/lib/php/modules/
2.) Edit the /etc/php.ini and add a line similar too:

zend_extension = /usr/lib/php/modules/ioncube_loader_lin_5.3.so

My error was for version 5.3 so that is the .so file I linked. Your's is saying version 5.2. Then you restart apache.

service httpd restart

Your configuration may vary, but this is quite common.

[3Motions]

Are all of the options supposed to be in French? I uploaded the language file like it said to from the Lang folder, however all of the MGC options are in the French language. I can't even edit the Usergroups page because all of those settings are in French too. How can I change that to English?

[Skyborg]

Originally Posted by 3Motions

Are all of the options supposed to be in French? I uploaded the language file like it said to from the Lang folder, however all of the MGC options are in the French language. I can't even edit the Usergroups page because all of those settings are in French too. How can I change that to English?

You have to Import the Language XML (under Languages, not addons) with option to overwrite. Its works perfekt in English.

[3Motions]

Originally Posted by Skyborg

You have to Import the Language XML (under Languages, not addons) with option to overwrite. Its works perfekt in English.

Hmm.. I guess I did something wrong the first time. I could have sworn I did it right, but after trying again it worked. Thanks a lot!

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by CrypticGTX

I see a display issue when an admin/mod clicks the down arrow to bring up the "Actions" menu. The lower the chat is, the more the "Actions" menu is covered by the element below it.

I've attached two examples that shows this.

Files are missing.

Originally Posted by CrypticGTX

You or your host needs to install IONCUBE loader in the php.ini.

Available free from: http://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php

Assuming a linux host here:
1.) I extracted all the files from the downloaded file to /usr/lib/php/modules/
2.) Edit the /etc/php.ini and add a line similar too:

zend_extension = /usr/lib/php/modules/ioncube_loader_lin_5.3.so

My error was for version 5.3 so that is the .so file I linked. Your's is saying version 5.2. Then you restart apache.

service httpd restart

Your configuration may vary, but this is quite common.

Assuming he has access coz you seem to be having a dedicated server CrypticGTX.
He can also install it using the php file included in the loader zip in case he is on a shared server.

[ikorolis]

i have PHP Fatal error how to fix?

[Tue Jan 10 22:09:21 2012] [error] [client xxxxxx] PHP Fatal error: require_once() [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: Failed opening required '/home/username/public_html/forums/includes/mgc_cb_evo/class_display.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/username/public_html/forums/profile.php(4553) : eval()'d code on line 71