FREE zz:FlashChat Drop in Flash Animated Chat Integration

No modifications to your existing forums!

This single file enhancement allows one to seamlessly integrate vBulletin 3 with Nik's awesome FREE zz:FlashChat PHP/mySQL Flash based GUI chat. zz:FlashChat supports flash smiley events, MP3 sound/music events, and flash animation events, private messages, admin login, and configurable reduced moderator login.

Online demo of integration is at (registration required - Try U: goner P: goner):
http://myganjagrow.com

Naturally registration is required to see the chat. No email verification is used so you remain anonymous at my counter culture adult oriented site. Use a fake email addy if you please.

Obtain Nik's zz:FlashChat 3 beta 1.1 at: http://download.zehnet.de/ZZ_FlashChat_3_%5bbeta1.1%5d/

Install zz:FlashChat as per Nik's included instructions. The install need not reside within your forums tree. The database tables can also be added to your existing vB database and need not reside in a separate database. I cannot provide support for zz:FlashChat.

Obtain my vbulletin integration at: http://myganjagrow.com/download/zzchat_3_add_ons.rar

UnRAR the integration file "member.php" and edit all the paths to reflect where you installed vB and zz:FlashChat. Save and upload to your zz:FlashChat directory. Calling this script from within vbulletin will use the existing vB security to only allow registered vB members to join your chat. Chat member info is encrypted while in chat. Logged out/Unregistered users will be redirected to your forum registration page. Javascript pop-ups can be used to call the chat script. Index.php and login.php should be deleted from the chat directory to prevent back doors from remaining open.

I've also included a script that can enable you to display "Who's in Chat?" from any other vB page by calling users.php from the chat directory. I use it in the left sidebar at my forumhome: http://myganjagrow.com/forums/index.php

Please give me feedback and URLs if you install this. I'll try and work out the inevitable bugs.

[007]

Does this show users location "in chat" on whoslonine? Thanks.

Also, can sounds and animations be added and or removed? That puff animation would get very annoying lol! It lasts for about 60 seconds..

[x3n0]

Ive added the events,pretty cool, but looking at the attached images on first page it shows a events bar

any idea how i get this showing

hIBEES,
From within chat - click on the arrow in the upper-left corner for a dropdown menu with event and sound options.

so this whole thing is a query you need to do in sql? (I am still learning lol)

ashley53680,
Theres also some error checking, database security, and output formatting in addition to the query itself ($sql = 'SELECT * FROM '.$cfg['userdat'].' WHERE status=0'.

Does this show users location "in chat" on whoslonine? Thanks.

Also, can sounds and animations be added and or removed? That puff animation would get very annoying lol! It lasts for about 60 seconds..

006,
I tried to use the recommended method to add the chat to the 'who is online' script but I have not been able to get it to work just yet. Unknown location. Probably something to do with my chat being located outside of my vB tree. Perhaps a 'chdir' or maybe putting the chat inside inside your forums directory structure? Amyone? I'm a newb. Please bear with me, I'm learning this stuff as I go and usually smoke my short term memory. On a side note, I found that vB already has a 'Chat" phrase built in.

The puff animation is just a swf I used at my site's chat while experimenting. It's not included with zz:flashchat. Animations, sounds, and smileys can be easily configured from the chats admin page. I've played some crazy flash movies in the chat and also have tried full length mp3 songs as an experiment with no problems.

Please remember I didn't write the chat so I'm not the person to ask questions about it. There's a forum all about zz:flashchat available at: http://download.zehnnet.de

Warning: Unknown(): stream does not support seeking in /home/foo/foo/foo/foo/foo/foo/forum/global.php(388) : eval()'d code on line 8

Anyone with stream or include (global.php) errors,
Please make absolutely sure that the following 2 lines in 'member.php' point to valid paths depending on your system architecture:

chdir("/path/to/your/forums/"); // Change to forum path

chdir("/path/to/your/chat/"); # change back to chat path

If the incorrect path is entered the script will still parse but any cascading included calls to global.php from functions_bigthree.php and other respective includes will error off. SQL queries and connects will also choke. Changing the shell path is essential for scripts external to vB to interface correctly.

Hope I didn't miss any questions. Peace!

[007]

Cool thanks x3no. Now that I think about it I created a totally non vb page and got it to show up in whos online. If I can walk through the steps I took I can probably post how I did it

[x3n0]

Please do, 006!

[007]

Has anybody figured out how to make the colors linked to the users selected styles?

Also, it would be cool to be able to include it so it can be displayed in the forum template. Like the chat at vb.org is..

[x3n0]

To add the 'Chat' location to "Who's Online?"

In the /includes folder open functions_online.php using your favorite PHP editor and;

FIND:

case 'subscriptions':
	$userinfo['action'] = $vbphrase['viewing_paid_subscriptions'];

BENEATH it ADD:

case 'chat':
	$userinfo['action'] = $vbphrase['chat'];

FIND:

case 'archive':
	$userinfo['activity'] = 'archive';
	break;

BENEATH it ADD:

case 'member.php':
	$userinfo['activity'] = 'chat';
	break;

[Bounce]

got the "add events" worked out, brilliant mate

canny seem to get the Integration working thou

when I call member.php i get all this

Warning: chdir(): No such file or directory (errno 2)

guessing ive not configured everything properly but what thou? any help ?


CANCEL ALL THAT--LOL doh i never edited in the rite paths

workin now

NOW..... how do I get it to redirect back to the forums when I log out - this i am stuck on..lol :ermm:

and still to work out the "who's online/in chat" bit, otherwise may I say this is a BRILLIANT hack, installed and workin...well apart from the above..lol
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ANOTHER EDIT : found it and got it showin for who's in chat but not showing in who's online?? :ermm:

Also how do I put "who's in chat" into "Whats Going On!" Section ?

Brilliant my users love it

[Bounce]

canny get the "who's online" part tae work

To add the 'Chat' location to "Who's Online?"

In the /includes folder open functions_online.php using your favorite PHP editor and;

done all below that ,i'm using the member.php to intregrate users from my forum

does this part needs changed to member.php

case 'main.php':
$userinfo['activity'] = 'chat';
break;

any help welcome

[x3n0]

Opps, yes! My bad. Sorry! Main.php should be member.php, in any code including "Who's Online?" Me go back and fix. Thats why it's Beta folks!

[RichieBoy67]

Can anyone help me configure my member.php???

I am having a killer time...

Thanks,

Rich