BB| Messenger 1.5

Please press install if you install this hack

Support Can Not Be Given For This Hack

BB|Messenger is a user to user messenger system for vb3 that runs off your user database.

This hack as been made for my own forums and has not been tested on any other forums, so its very likely that errors might be found on other system set up's.

To Install:

upload all the files in the same way that they are in side the zip.

once all files are upload load the page http://www.yourdomain.com/bbmessenger/
note that the address before bbmessenger/ will be the path to the folder on your site.

Follow the install page and your all done.

The only other thing that needs doing is the editing of the address's in the marquee.php file that you upload to your forums root.

Find:

PHP Code:

 echo "<tr>\n";
    echo "<td width=\"$marquee_width\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px inset #000000; background-color: #4C6CA4\" onMouseover=\"this.style.backgroundColor='#607DAE';\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.backgroundColor='#4C6CA4';\">\n";
    echo "<font size=1 face=\"Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Times\">\n";
    echo "<b><a href=\"http://community.ultimate-music.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=" . $latestthread['threadid'] . "\" target='_blank'>" . $latestthread['title'] . "</a></b><br>\n";
    echo "Started by: <a href=\"http://community.ultimate-music.net/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&username=" . $latestthread['postusername'] . "\" target='_blank'>" . $latestthread['postusername'] . "</a><br>\n";
    echo "Last Post by: <a href=\"http://community.ultimate-music.net/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&username=" . $latestthread['lastposter'] . "\" target='_blank'>" . $latestthread['lastposter'] . "</a><br>\n";
    echo $numreplies;
    echo "\n</font>\n";
    echo "</td>\n</tr>\n\n"; 


and edit it to meet your own needs.

User linking to the messenger

put a link anywhere you like on your forums linking to /bbmessenger/index.php

How To's

To edit the colours edit the css in the files in the style folder.

Support

Can not be given via my self due to work load please do not e-mail or pm asking for help in anyway because the reply will more and likely be no, this does not stop user's from helping each other with probs in this topic and if a fix or addon is made i will update the zip with it up on the asking of doing so.

Fix's

1) check your vBulletin cookies Prefix in vb's config file is set to bb like below:

// Prefix that all vBulletin cookies will have
// For example
$cookieprefix = 'bb';

if not set it to the above, if setting it to the above gives you errors with other hacks follow the steps on page 3 for editing messengers cookie call's.

this fix's the login error.

2) https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=164 Zip will get updated when next version is out.

[dstruct2k]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Hi C. Birch,

A possible bug:

If a member chooses not to check "Remember Me" a cookie is not saved, and thus the IM popup thinks the person is not logged in, as the code is unable to find the cookie information.

Is this correct?

A cookie is still saved, but the timeout is set to 0. (end of browser session) Isn't it?

Shouldn't be an issue, I've had no complaints.

[C.Birch]

Originally Posted by blitzkrg

yes it's a windows 2003 dedicated server
running
php 4.3.5
apache 1.3.26
mysql 3.23.57
vbulliten 3.0.1

i had no problems with the install.
i rdp'd to the server and ran task mgr. then from another computer launched a bbmessenger session and the cpu on the server went to 100% right away and stayed there until i closed the bbmssgr seesion.

anything i should try?

Try the following:

open bbm_messenger.php and find:

// choose processing delay, 1 second for windows, 0.2 seconds for everyone else (windows does not support usleep)
if (ONWINDOWS)
{
sleep(1);
} else
{
usleep(2000000);
}


replace with:

sleep(1);

[Reeve of shinra]

Does this hack cause the server / sql load to jump?
I havent installed it yet but wanted to get an idea of it first.

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by dstruct2k

A cookie is still saved, but the timeout is set to 0. (end of browser session) Isn't it?

Shouldn't be an issue, I've had no complaints.

Why don't you logout, then log in with "Remember Me" UNCHECKED, and see? It won't work, because we are now using the sessions table to remember the user, not cookies.

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by Reeve of shinra

Does this hack cause the server / sql load to jump?
I havent installed it yet but wanted to get an idea of it first.

Yes, your server load WILL increase, as this hack is quite server intensive.

[Steve123]

I am trying to why out why the msg's arent going throught..

i tried a default install of vb 3.0.2 with no hacks or nothing and msg's are still not going through? ive tried it o 4-5 computers at different locations with different users etc.. non work..

when u type a msg in the message box i can see it going into the sql database but then it goes a few seconds later.. like its calling for the message then it deletes it but dont display the message..

Ive been trying to understand your code.. as i dont know java its getting a bit confussing in some parts.. before i start inserting my own code to try find out where the problem is do you have any suggestion c.birch or anyone else??

[rebelsrock06]

It wont let me login, i login to the forums then i go to the bbmessenger page and it says click here to login but then i am logged in and still nothing ?

[C.Birch]

check out the first post and this part:

Fix's

1) check your vBulletin cookies Prefix in vb's config file is set to bb like below:

// Prefix that all vBulletin cookies will have
// For example
$cookieprefix = 'bb';

if not set it to the above, if setting it to the above gives you errors with other hacks follow the steps on page 3 for editing messengers cookie call's.

this fix's the login error.

===============================================

note if you do have to edit that make sure you clean out your cookies and temp files before logging in to the forums again.

[rebelsrock06]

Originally Posted by C.Birch

check out the first post and this part:

Fix's

1) check your vBulletin cookies Prefix in vb's config file is set to bb like below:

// Prefix that all vBulletin cookies will have
// For example
$cookieprefix = 'bb';

if not set it to the above, if setting it to the above gives you errors with other hacks follow the steps on page 3 for editing messengers cookie call's.

this fix's the login error.

===============================================

note if you do have to edit that make sure you clean out your cookies and temp files before logging in to the forums again.

everythings working GREAT Hack of the month possibly hack of the year

[Steve123]

Originally Posted by Steve123

I am trying to why out why the msg's arent going throught..

i tried a default install of vb 3.0.2 with no hacks or nothing and msg's are still not going through? ive tried it o 4-5 computers at different locations with different users etc.. non work..

when u type a msg in the message box i can see it going into the sql database but then it goes a few seconds later.. like its calling for the message then it deletes it but dont display the message..

Ive been trying to understand your code.. as i dont know java its getting a bit confussing in some parts.. before i start inserting my own code to try find out where the problem is do you have any suggestion c.birch or anyone else??

anyone?