Integration with vBulletin - Flashchat Integration for vB 3.5

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Flashchat integration with vBulletin 3.5

Note:
The latest versions of Flashchat include my integration as part of the standard Tufat supplied files - including the vBulletin 3.5 CMS file.


vB 3.5 integration allows ;

* Authorised members to be automatically logged in.
* All non authorised members are locked out (both are based on usergroup membership).
* If enabled, the users location is now displayed in WOL (use the plugin to avoid "Unknown Location").
* The CMS file no longer requires your vb licence code to be entered.
* Automatic login now works even if a member has not ticked "remember me".

Also ;

* Real ip detection when a proxy server is used (only if the proxy server passes on the details).
* Permanant, Private Rooms are loaded by Admins (and moderators in 4.5.0) (allows for Staff Rooms).


More notes:

* This integration is for Flashchat versions 4.7.0 upwards, support for versions prior to this has been withdrawn.
* If you use non standard usergroups you will need to edit the CMS file to give them permission to enter the chat.

[high]The CMS file assumes that you are installing Flashchat in your forum root folder - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. Installation will fail if you do not do this.[/high]

Support: Please check any file edits carefully, and make sure you have uploaded any edited files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing [or uploading] a file. If you are still stuck and want me to take a look then feel free to PM me your site address, an admin user, and ftp access details, without these I cannot help you. I will then look as soon as I have time.

Finally, I am not Tufat.com nor anything to do with the Flashchat product - if you have questions about Flashchat in general, their forums are here.


History:

2.53 - Support for customer role added.
2.54 - GetUser caching added.
2.55 - Lastactivity update added, caching altered to match main flashchat code.
2.56 - Support for 4.5.x photo feature added with choice of avatar or profile picture.
2.57 - Changes for local language translations. Session cookie cleared on logout.
2.58 - Security fix: Integrated login code altered to cut out the use of insecure userid cookie.
2.59 - GetUser caching re-enabled, Port fix added for pre 3.5 RC3 versions of config.php
2.60 - Added the ability to login direct to a room using ../chat/flashchat.php?username=_int_&room=n
2.61 - Changes to User and Role Caching.
2.62 - Minor fix to Get User for membergroupids.
2.63 - Security (anti-hacking) code added (as supplied by Darren).
2.64 - Usergroup settings moved to top of CMS file.
2.65 - Fixed error message when accessing chat admin area.
2.66 - Default role changed.
2.67 - Minor bug fix to Avatar detection, login code changes, tidy up.

[Paul M]

Um, are you referring to the Tufat site ? if so it's working fine.

[rootnik]

I havent seen anything posted since late December about this...

Is there still a probelm with auto login when Socket Server is enabled?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by rootnik

I havent seen anything posted since late December about this...

Is there still a probelm with auto login when Socket Server is enabled?

Nothing has changed as far as Socket Server mode is concerned.

Originally Posted by Paul M

Um, are you referring to the Tufat site ? if so it's working fine.

Yeah, this:

http://www.tufat.com/demo/flashchat/.../flashchat.php

(Unless there's another demo site out there that I'm not aware of )

I posted it up on my forums, and about a dozen of my guys report the same thing, big blue screen with nothing on it. None of them have been able to get the chat to actually come up. I'm not actually asking you for support, just curious as to why nobody I know can get the room to come up. Attached is what all of us see.

I'm gonna go ahead and grab it anyhow, and I'll bet it works on my server. I haven't had much coffee today.

[Paul M]

That's not the vb integrated demo, and yes, that one looks broken (4.5.0 was a beta anyway). The vb integrated demo is here http://www.tufat.com/forum/chat/flashchat.php - obviously you must be a member of the forum.

[Freakpyromaniac]

Hey Paul ,
Ive installed this great hack but i have 1 problem.
In my admin.php i can only see the messages ( logs ) and anything else is blocked with the announcment to do it it my CMS menu ...

But in Vbulletin admincp i cannot find anything of this chat.
Is this normal or am i missing something.

If you need pasword or anything just tell me.

The other thing is the theme. He dindt take my colours of the website, We had to change it by hand wich was a little problem. Is it possible to let the flashchat take the template of my forum complety without changing all by hand,,,,

Thnx in advance m8

[Paul M]

This does not (atm) put anything in the admin cp.

There is no way for flashchat to copy a forums colours other than to manually change them.

[xss illz]

Will i need to download anything b4 installing this??

i dont have flashchat on my forum

and i dont get the differance between pre & post intergration is this like the setps to installing flashchat on my forum??

will someone give a n00b some insight

sorry for the dumb question better to ask then to %#*@ something up

[Paul M]

If you don't have flashchat installed then there's not much point in installing this .........

[xss illz]

where can i get flashchat from??