Chat Modifications - Flashchat 6 Integration for vBulletin 4.x

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.

vBulletin 4.x Version

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Flashchat 6 Integration with vBulletin 4.x.x
Flashchat 4 & Flashchat 5 are not supported by this Integration.

vBulletin 4.0.1 broke the automatic login of vb members into Flashchat, this is fixed in mod version 4.0.5 onwards.

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


More notes:

* 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.

Note: This modification is not Flashchat - you must obtain and install that first - this is just vBulletin / Flashchat Integration. You must also install Flashchat into a folder called 'chat' in your forum root folder i.e. (/forums/chat/) - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. This modification will fail if you do not do this.

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

To use the this 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.


Support

This modification is not 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.


History:

v4.0.1 : 25-Dec-2009 : Initial release for vb 4.0.0 Gold.
v4.0.2 : 26-Dec-2009 : Fix bug in CMS file for CSRF on profile pages.
v4.0.3 : 27-Dec-2009 : Fix bug when using admin message list + minor phrase changes.
v4.0.4 : 05-Jan-2010 : Minor display changes (not released).
v4.0.5 : 13-Jan-2010 : Fix broken autologin in vb 4.0.1 +
v4.0.6 : 26-Jan-2010 : Various updates.
v4.0.7 : 27-Feb-2010 : Style code updates for vB 4.0.2.
v4.0.8 : 13-Jun-2010 : Added error message if Flashchat installation cannot be detected.

v4.1.0 : 04-Dec-2010 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.

[Paul M]

Ah, ok. I wont be changing that for the moment, but maybe for the 4.1 version (if I release one !).

[junaid]

After uninstalled still admincp vBulletin options there is blank space
How I can remove that space

[ranz]

not sure if this has been said here - (and yes, I did search) - but if you do want to integrate FlashChat 6 - and are doing the FlashChat install, you need to disable mod_rewrite and turn search engine friendly off (set to basic). Then the install will work. This actually is before you get to install this mod - but I think it's important to note here.

If you have mod_rewrite turned on and try to install FlashChat6 - you will get a blank page on step_2 of the install script.

Once installed, you can then turn mod_rewrite and search engine friendly back on, then install this mod.

[ranz]

My install works, but I get this at the top of my page:

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in [path]/includes/class_bootstrap.php(1280) : eval()'d code on line 113

I have a feeling it may be to do with other mods - but thought I'd put a post here to guide others who have similar errors.

[msolano]

Hello guys: I upgraded my site to 4.0.7 this weekend.

I had flashchat 5, then I dropped the flashchat tables and then deleted chat directory.

I uploded the new flashchat 6.0.8 files and then tried to install (I kept the chat directory name), but I'm having the error:
"FlashChat was unable to detect your MySQL login setting from the vBulletin 4.0 configuration file. You must correct this before FlashChat can finish its installation"

I uploaded the file of this mod but I had the same error.
What could I check?

[msolano]

Hi. The problem is vbseo. Read this for solution.

Other problem: when logout from flashchat it's not leaving the page. :erm:

[mimi123]

your saying to edit the file called "flashchat_inc.php" in the chat folder but there is no such file in there. i see the link of flashchat in my forum but it says its incorrectly installed, obviously.

[s810car]

Just wanted to let you know of a bug, get a security token error when you click on the member name in the room list and go to their profile from there, must need a session token or something

One other issue, don't know if this is related to the integration or not, keep getting this error sent to me via email, chat doesn't seem to have any visible errors

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.6:

Invalid SQL:
select * from vbchat_datastore where did='1';

MySQL Error   : Table 'vbchat_datastore' doesn't exist
Error Number  : 1146

Script        : http://SITENAME/chat/temp/images/ivory.jpg
Referrer      : http://SITENAME/chat/chat.swf?login=~user~&password=null&lang=en&instance_id=1/[[DYNAMIC]]/1

Only info I found on vbchat was a hack I've never had or seen before, so not sure EDIT - and i don't use table prefixes so thats not the case either

[Paul M]

I dont have FC6 installed so I cannot confirm the bug (which would be in FC anyway, so Im not sure I could do anything about it).

As to the database error - that is not coming from anything in this mod. I dont recognise the query from FC either.

[marinelife]

How can you make it show if there are users in chat on the forums page?