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* This integration is for Flashchat versions 4.7.0 upwards, support for versions prior to this has been withdrawn.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.

[texmex]

Very nice,

Many thanks

[JimmyN]

To bad this forum is for vbulletin and not other boards.. the mods are not for phpbb

[Eric]

Nice job, Paul. Very nice.

Thank you

*installs

[Deimos]

Has anyone been able to get additional icons for paticular usergroups working yet?

I have a VIP icon for developers who post on our forums, but i can't for the life of me, get that icon to show up on the chat program
The support forums at flashchat don't appear to want to explain how to do it

[kpr]

Does this look correct i have loads of custom usergroups and we cant access the flashchatroom here is cms file ive eddited

        'users' => array( 2,9 ) , // vBulletin usergroups allowed standard access to chat.
        'mods' => array( 5,7 , 39, 35, 31, 25, 28, 34, 27 ,26, 29, 24, 37, 36, 38 ,30) , // vBulletin usergroups allowed access as chat moderators.
        'admin' => array( 6, 39, 35, 31, 25, 28, 34, 27 ,26, 29, 24, 37, 36, 38 ,30 ) , // vBulletin usergroups allowed access as chat administrators.
        'banned' => array( 1,8 ) , // vBulletin usergroups banned from accessing the chat.
        'customer' => array( 0 ) , // vBulletin usergroups allowed access as customers (Live support mode only).
);

thanks
Kev

[Eric]

EDIT: nvmd.

[dwbro1]

I have one question and one problem.

I'm looking at hosting a pretty large chat session and before I go to far into it I wanted to get an idea of how many users can flash chat support at once. I seem to remember reading somewhere about ppl complaining that when they get more than 20 folks it crashes. I may be mistaken here but wanted to ask anyway.

Second is I'm having a problem moderating folks in chat that have a space in their login name. Do I have to use the %20 when typing their name if it has a space or is this easily resolvable another way?

[Paul M]

Both those questions are related to Flashchat, not vb integration or this hack, you need to visit the Tufat forums.

....... if you have questions about Flashchat in general, their forums are here.

[StuntFactoryX]

i havent read every page but skimmed. im very new so bare w/ me. i am interested in embeding the flash chat on my forum page. i found the link in here refering me to sombody elses hack to do this. but that hack says it works in conjunction w/ this hack? but my confussion is i have a new version of flashchat where you say now most of this hack is intergrated in the new flashchat. is this hack nessasary to get the embedded hack to work?

sorry if im wasting your time or its a stupid question.

[Paul M]

It's a long while since I looked at noppids hack, but afaik, you don't need what's left of this now to use it - the main integration is now part of what flashchat supplies - what's left here now is just a slightly newer CMS file and the WOL plugin.