DigiChat Integration V3.03

Hello,

I am proud to present my latest version of my VBulletin DigiChat integration. It has been quite a while since my last update of this hack but due to the many new features and functions I had to do some modifications and changes.

But let's start with the new release.

For new people:

What is this hack ?
This hack is a complete integration of the Chatsoftware DigiChat ( which is NOT freeware ) into the latest version of VBulletin 3.0.x.

Tested on VBulletin 3.0.5, 3.0.7 with PHP 4.3.11 and 5.0.4.

What does this hack do ?
This hack provides the ability to offer a complete front-end to the DigiChat software. So if you are running your own DigiChat server or your chat is hosted somewhere else, this hack will provide you for each member a specific profile, settings and whos in chat functionality.

For Admins and Chatmasters i am providing an extra Admin/Chatmaster login depending on their userstatus in your forum and they will get the extra tool to trace IPs from chatusers. Normal users will just see the names of the users in chat and a link to their forum profile. The updated chat Who page has now been combined with the invisible option from VBulletin. Total user count will show the total number including the invisible users but only the specified usergroups will see the invisible users on the chat who page.

In addtion the latest feature from DigiChat has been incorporated which is Audio/Video.

For all features a complex permission system has been setup. Now everything can be allowed or denied via the new DigiChat admin GUI in your ACP.

On top I have implemented a menu system to administer the menu links in DigiChat via this new DigiChat admin GUI in your ACP.

The most important improvement is the ability to update your DigiChat to any newer version and just change one parameter in the new DigiChat admin GUI in your ACP and all settings will be made automatically. No more file editing or template editing for any DigiChat upgrade.

Are there many changes to be done ?
No, i try to keep my changes to a minimum and due to this I have included an installer for my new hack. So this hack exists of:

- 1 template modifications
- 10 file uploads
- 2 php file modification
- new installer in german and in english

Do i need version 1.0, 1.1 or version 2 for this hack ?
No. I am providing both. An upgrade path from previous versions and also a new install path for complete new installations.

How long does it take to install this hack ?
If you are familiar with VBulletin and DigiChat it will take about 10 minutes to upgrade and 15 minutes for a new install.

Is there any support for this hack ?
Yes, from me but i will change the way of giving support now. I my previous version i posted my email address and the amount of emails was amazing. The bad thing was that no one shared this information in the thread. Due to this i will ONLY give support to people in THIS thread and ONLY if they clicked on the "INSTALL" button. I am sorry, but my time is limited and answering the same question 5 times via email is not very efficient. I hope you understand this.

Are there screenshots available for this hack ?
Yes. I have included them into the zip file and i will add them in this thread.

How to manage this Chat environment ?
This version 3.0 can be fully administered through the new DigiChat admin GUI in your ACP. Please see screenshots.

Whos in Chat function does not work ?
Please make sure that you have the appropriate rights and the commander function enabled which produces the output file every x minutes who is in chat. You have to have a Commander license from DigiChat to be able to do that.

Some words are in german ?
This should not be the case. I developed this on my domain and in german. I translated all the frontend and placed all of them into phrases but you never know. If there are parts still in german and you do not understand them please tell me so i can translate them.

So enjoy this hack and happy chatting. After installing please click on this install link or on the install button at the top.

Update Version 3.0.1 BETA

Following fixes have been applied now:

Chat Who page:
- Counting of invisible users was wrong
- Table was hardcoded in chat_who.php and not in VBulletin CSS style
- German wording for number of users in chat was wrong
- templates were not cached and PHP 5 terminated PHP script

Menu Creator in DigiChat Admin Panel:
- numbering is 10,20 and 30 for the examples. DigiChat does not allow this kind of numbering. It has to be contigous. Note has been placed and examples adjusted.
- addition of new menu reduced from +10 to +1

Installer:
Installer did not create Table Prefix for the database column.

DigiChat_admin:
Update query in digichat_admin did not use the Table prefix.

Template Chat Icons in install.html
The icon order has now been adjusted from 01 to 75 in contiguous order.

Upgraders from 3.0.0: To apply the new fixes from 3.0.0 to 3.0.1 please run the deinstaller in your ACP from your current version. Then upload all new files and overwrite the existing files and run a new install of this hack. Should run very easy.

Optional: To have the chat icons in contiguous order please replace the existing userfield template with the update userfield template from the install.html file.

Update Version 3.0.2 BETA
- expanded IP field from 15 characters to 20 ( max 40 ) for chats running on different ports
- translation problem of english chat and chat_who navigation text - fixed
- guest activate/deactivate didn't work due to missing code - fixed
- removed javascript in digichat_admin.php due to bug with some PHP Versions - fixed

Update Version 3.0.3 FULL RELEASE
- fixed wrong URL conditions in chat.php and chatlauncher.php for the member link in chat


If any problems occur please post it here. Enjoy this hack.

Get ready to rumble. ;-)

P.S.: Before you ask for the VB 3.5 Integration: As soon as the VB 3.5 is GA and the new Plugin System has been finalized, I will port my hack into the new Plugin System.

Cheers,

Pseudomizer

[Pseudomizer]

Hello guys,

it's been one year now and the security issues are still not fixed. It's becoming even worse.

Take a look here:

http://www.qode.org/digichat/index.php

[dutchbb]

What do you think about RealChat as an alternative? It looks pretty good to me?

btw I can't believe what these chat packages cost, why can't they offer their software for a reasonable price like vbulletin?

+500 -+2000 $ what a rip-off

[Tom_S]

I know you have given up on this mod for your reasons but I am still running digichat and need a small favor. I only need to pass the variable on to it so it will login the user with the board username automatically. I had this working great with phpbb but can not get it to work using this $bbuserinfo[username]. I tried this hack and another one but using 3.6.4 neither worked. I don't need the who's in chat or the avatar/smilie/profile or anything. Just simply the ability for the member to go into chat automatically as their username.

Thanks

[Tom_S]

Hmmm..I reckon you really gave this whole thing up. Is there anyone that can help with this small favor? I only need what I posted. Pweeeeeeeeeeeeze!

[daddygrim]

there another version?