Chat Modifications - Flashchat 6 Integration for vBulletin 4.x

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Note: I no longer use Flashchat, and development and support of it at Tufat appears to have died in 2010.

vBulletin 4.x Version

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Flashchat 6 Integration with vBulletin 4.x.x
Flashchat 4 & Flashchat 5 are not supported by this Integration.

vBulletin 4.0.1 broke the automatic login of vb members into Flashchat, this is fixed in mod version 4.0.5 onwards.

Note:
Standard Flashchat includes vBulletin integration as part of the Tufat supplied files. However, the standard integration does not include Direct Usergroup Integration or other extra's like the WOL Display & Flashchat on a vBulletin page. This Modification adds those features


Extra's added by this modification

* Direct login to a room.
* The WOL will correctly display Flashchat as the location (not 'Unknown Location')
* Flashchat can be displayed embedded inside a 'standard' vBulletin Page (i.e. not full screen).
* Direct Usergroup Integration - a section is added to each usergroup in the ACP Usergroup Manager to set the Flashchat permissions for that group.
* The plugin will automatically add a link to Flashchat in your Navbar Quick Links or Community Links - this feature can be disabled if you wish.
* The automatic link can have a prefix path defined - useful if you use something like vBA.
* You can define a usergroup to login as Flashchats "Spy" mode.


More notes:

* The automatic link feature may fail if you have customised templates (it uses template hooks).
* For Flashchat inside a vBulletin page you need to link to .../misc.php?do=flashchat
* This modification does not add any links to Flashchat Administration in the ACP.
* You can set all members to login direct to particular room via the ACP.
* You can also add a room parameter to the url - i.e. .../misc.php?do=flashchat&room=3
* Spys can login into the chat but are not listed in the room - they cannot chat, just watch.

Note: This modification is not Flashchat - you must obtain and install that first - this is just vBulletin / Flashchat Integration. You must also install Flashchat into a folder called 'chat' in your forum root folder i.e. (/forums/chat/) - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. This modification will fail if you do not do this.

Finally, I am not Tufat.com or Flashchat Support - if you have questions about Flashchat, their forums are here.

To use the this integration simply download and unzip the file, then follow the instructions in the text file. Once installed, the Flashchat userlevel options for each usergroup will appear in the ACP usergroup edit screens - editing of the CMS file will no longer be required.


Support

This modification is not supported.
Please check the instructions, and make sure you have uploaded any files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing or uploading files.


History:

v4.0.1 : 25-Dec-2009 : Initial release for vb 4.0.0 Gold.
v4.0.2 : 26-Dec-2009 : Fix bug in CMS file for CSRF on profile pages.
v4.0.3 : 27-Dec-2009 : Fix bug when using admin message list + minor phrase changes.
v4.0.4 : 05-Jan-2010 : Minor display changes (not released).
v4.0.5 : 13-Jan-2010 : Fix broken autologin in vb 4.0.1 +
v4.0.6 : 26-Jan-2010 : Various updates.
v4.0.7 : 27-Feb-2010 : Style code updates for vB 4.0.2.
v4.0.8 : 13-Jun-2010 : Added error message if Flashchat installation cannot be detected.

v4.1.0 : 04-Dec-2010 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.

[radmoose]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Does it work if you turn that option off ?

It makes no difference on my test site, but then I have no actual mod rewrite rules set. If turning that option off fixes it then you need to look at your rules as they are breaking it.

OK, I tried it disabled and enabled. I am using the .htaccess provided by vBulletin and it doesn't seem to have any bearing on the issue.

I also am getting another error when attempting to view the messages in the Admin area of FlashChat. Once I installed your mod, I know get the following error:

"Error 4.0.4 : No permissions found for usergroup ."

Any ideas on what I should be looking for to resolve this issue?

[RickyG]

Thank You!!!!!

[RickyG]

It was working great...now when i try, I get prompted for LOG ON. I do my VB admin logon and it goes to a blank page.

I goto the chat/admin, it prompts me for a log on. Input log in and get error:

Fatal error: Call to a member function next() on a non-object in /home/blackber/public_html/chat/inc/cmses/statelessCMS.php on line 132

**** I HAD TO UNINSTALL FLASHCAHT AND REINSTALL LOOKS LIKE ALL IS GOOD NOW****

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by radmoose

Any ideas on what I should be looking for to resolve this issue?

Both those issues suggest you have not imported the product into vb, or you have disabled it (or disabled all plugins ?).

[Alecsmith]

Their is sort of problem i install mod but i cant see flashchat screen.

Check my forum link

[bart6767]

Thanks paul

[iguano]

Internal Server Error
( for Admin Panel Integration too )

[hex1848]

When I go to http://www.mysite.com/misc.php?do=flashchat in IE 7, I get a Windows Internet Explorer error popup: "Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site http://www.mysite.com/misc.php?do=flashchat. Operation aborted". I click on and get taken to the “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage” error. If I refresh the screen it seems to work fine.

IE 8 brings the page with a ~broken flash applet, if I refresh the page, I get a script error in the bottom left corner:

Webpage error details

User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; WOW64; Trident/4.0; GTB6.3; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.21022; InfoPath.1; .NET CLR 3.0.30618; .NET CLR 3.5.30729)
Timestamp: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:51:23 UTC


Message: HTML Parsing Error: Unable to modify the parent container element before the child element is closed (KB927917)
Line: 0
Char: 0
Code: 0
URI: http://www.mysite.com/chat/flashchat.php

I’ve tested firefox 3.5.6 and chrome 3.0.195 and they seem to work fine. Any thoughts on what's causing IE to complain?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Alecsmith

Their is sort of problem i install mod but i cant see flashchat screen.

Check my forum link

Are you sure you actually installed Flashchat ?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by hex1848

I?ve tested firefox 3.5.6 and chrome 3.0.195 and they seem to work fine. Any thoughts on what's causing IE to complain?

Not really.

Are you sure you have the latest flash plugin for IE ?

I cant try it with IE myself as those are not real links to your site - IE7 & 8 work fine on my site.