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.

[packinair]

I must be a moron but I can not figure out for the life of me how to add a link in the navbar

[DanaRVT]

Still waiting to find out why when users click the logout button, instead of reverting the entire page back to the index, we get a login box as well as the homepage in a new window. In previous versions we didn't ever see the login box after logging out. Help please!

[Paul M]

That is a flashchat setting, nothing to do with this modification.

[DanaRVT]

Except that when Flashchat is run as standalone without your mod, and I click the logout button it behaves as it should, closing the window as directed and popping up the homepage in a new window, as directed.

On your previous version of this mod, there was a setting we needed to change in the code, to redirect chat upon logout to the homepage, as _parent.... and that worked fine.

[MrD]

Hi,
Same Prob. as Dana.
In FC4 Integration you write in the Readme.

Step 3. (optional)

Edit ../chat/inc/config.php

Find ;

'redirect' => false, // redirectURL must be a valid URL
'url' => 'http://www.tufat.com/chat.php', // 'redirect' must be set to true for this to work
'window' => '_blank', // the window to open into. possible values: _blank, _self, _parent, or a named window

Replace with ;

'redirect' => true,
'url' => '/forum/index.php?', // make sure this points to your forum home page //
'window' => '_parent',

But in FC5 it?s not possible, a New Window open with the Forum index.

[Paul M]

Like I said, this is a Flashchat setting, even in FC4.

I simply provided instructions on how to modify the FC4 config as it was quite simple to do. FC5 uses a totally different system for config changes, you need to ask Flashchat support.

[Ohiosweetheart]

ok call me dense.... no don't.

Paul are we to follow the integration instructions with the Flashchat install or the integration instructions here. or both?

[MrD]

Hi Paul,
any idea?

Originally Posted by MrD

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

it?s a fresh FC 5.0.10 install and the actually Version from the addon?

[Paul M]

Sorry, but I have FC 5.0.10 and there is no file by that name in it.

[MrD]

Hi Paul,
i Think, it?s a error in the Path?
it?s a missing /
/srv/www/vhosts/domain/httpdocs/chat/getxml.php

But i found nothing to type the path.