Chat Modifications - Flashchat 5 or 6 : Integration for vBulletin 3.8

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.

Flashchat 5 integration with vBulletin 3.8.

Note: This is compatible with Flashchat 5.0.x only, it will not work with Flashchat 4.

* Flashchat 5 is no longer available - this should work with Flashchat 6, but this is not a supported option *

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 try to 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 CMPS.
* You can define a usergroup to login as Flashchats "Spy" mode.


More notes:

* This integration is for Flashchat version 5 only.
* 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.

The CMS file assumes that you are installing Flashchat in your forum root folder i.e. (/forums/chat/) - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. Installation will fail if you do not do this.

Support: This modification is no longer 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.

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

To use the this upgraded 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.


History:

v3.8.001 : First release for vb 3.8.
v3.8.002 : Fixed who is online location to work with FC 5.

[MrD]

Hi,
the who is online is not displayed correctly.
/srv/www/vhosts/domain/httpdocs/chatgetxml.php

[elmstr]

I don't think it's Paul's hack causing the blank page. It's the new (and very buggy) ACP of FlashChat.

The blank page appears as soon as you have edited the 'General settings' from the configuration page and saved it.

This worked for me: Upload chat/install.php and the folder chat/install_files to your server, then run install.php again. >> Everything is working fine including Paul's hacks.

At least until you edit FlashChat 'general settings' again....

[wacnstac]

Hmmm, what would you all recommend to run with 3.8.0? 5.0.10 or the older more stable version. Once you go through the pain of getting this thing to run, is it worth it?

[wacnstac]

What about this post http://forum.tufat.com/showthread.php?t=52504 Does these fixes take care of the issues with 5.0.10

[DivineMessenger]

I've installed this and been using it a week and its great! but! I made a new usergroup and copied it off another group that has no problems using the chatroom and they can't enter... anyone know what I can do?

They have user level access and it doens't work so I tried mod level and it still doesn't work....

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by elmstr

The blank page appears as soon as you have edited the 'General settings' from the configuration page and saved it.

This worked for me: Upload chat/install.php and the folder chat/install_files to your server, then run install.php again. >> Everything is working fine including Paul's hacks.

At least until you edit FlashChat 'general settings' again....

This is a FC "bug" - see post #3 here to fix it ;

http://forum.tufat.com/showthread.php?t=52504

[DivineMessenger]

Originally Posted by Paul M

This is a FC "bug" - see post #3 here to fix it ;

http://forum.tufat.com/showthread.php?t=52504

Will this help my problem from the post above as well?

EDIT: Nevermind didn't help.

I can't get any of my custom user groups to work it just says that their user name is invalid.

[Paul M]

Do you have this mod installed (correctly) ?

[DivineMessenger]

Yeah, it isn't very hard to install...

[wacnstac]

Is anyone still supporting FlashChat itself?