Ventrilo Status v1.0

Keywords: Ventrilo, Voice, Chat, VoIP, FORUMHOME

Description:

Displays clients connected to your Ventrilo server on your FORUMHOME -- similar to that of "Who's Online".

Details:

Basically, this is a modified version of the publically available PHP Ventrilo Status Scripts. This version, however, has been modified to allow for direct vBulletin integration. All settings are managed through the AdminCP and all output is configured via templates.

Usage of this script requires knowledge of Ventrilo server administration. Your server must first be configured to receive and process UDP messages. This can be done in the server's INI file under the [Status] section. All server versions 2.1.2 and higher come with examples showing the options available to you. However, the UDP support is disabled by default so that they are compliant with older versions. Reference the "ventrilo_srv.htm" file that accompanies the server package for more details.

This thread on vBulletin.org will not address proper server configuration or server related connectivity issues, for all questions relating to those topics or similar, please visit the official Ventrilo Tech Support forums.

Installation:

1. Download the attached archive and import the product-ventrilo_status.xml file via the Product Manager.

2. Upload the files located in the archive to their respective folders.

3. Obtain the ventrilo_status* (or ventrilo_status.exe for Win32 platforms) and put it in a preferred location (ie. /forum/) and CHMOD the file to 755.

4. Configure the options via your AdminCP (vBulletin Options > Ventrilo Status Settings)

Version History:

• 1.0 - Initial release, here's to hoping...
• 1.1
  • Patched a theoretical XSS vulnerability. By theoretical, I mean the script would only be vulnerable under a specific set of circumstances which are less likely to occur than that of your server being directly hit by an errant meteor. However, if you're the paranoid sort, feel free to upgrade. Otherwise, there are no other changes.

* The file ventrilo_status(.exe) is NOT included with this package as it is distributed with the Ventrilo server package (Linux/Win32). If you are not personally hosting your Ventrilo server and instead using a hosting company, you can obtain this file by downloading the appropriate package here. You ONLY need the ventrilo_status(.exe) file.

[magnus]

Post reserved for future configuration options.

[Hell?]

I've been looking for something like this for quite some time, so I thank you very much for it, but apparently I have an issue. I installed it and it's not showing up on my forumhome, I have other mods there like "members who have posted" and "members who have visited", you think that might be interfering with the instalation?

Thanks again.

[marshalross]

I am having the same issuse here. I don't have anyother mods in that area though. Thanks.

[magnus]

I'm an idiot. I forgot to include the templates in the MASTER STYLE. Download the new archive and re-import the product (xml), be sure to select the Overwrite option.

Sorry about that.

[Hell?]

No worries and thanks again for this product.

[Mr Chad]

holy shit, this looks tight, too bad i pissed off my host

[Replicators]

FINALLY, all i have to say is FINALLY someone decided to do this, this has been requested for sometime now.

[magnus]

Yea, I found it odd that no one had done this yet. All the work was already done by the Ventrilo team -- all I had to do was integrate it into vBulletin, which was the easy part.

I'm about to release the next version which is more customizable and has more details. Stay tuned.

[Replicators]

I am having problems with this, but it is not your fault or this hacks. I have a shared webhost through www.powweb.com and when it says to upload the ventrilo_status.exe and then CHMOD it to 755, i don't think my site can run that! It is a freebsd server after all. I saw on the ventrilo website that they have third party php scripts.

So basically this tells me that your webhost has to be on a windows machine in order for this to work. More than 75% of websites are not hosted on windows machines.

Unless i am just dumb and don't know what i am talking about.