vB Chatbox 1.2.4

What this hack does : Adds a box on top of your vB home page
where all members can chat/shout in an IRC like way, with all the
vB options added (smilies, vBcodes....)

I started this hack by modifying the shoutbox made by Doug
Tanner for phpnuke (i think).. And it went far far from his original
code. As far as i think he wouldn't recognize it .

I integrated it as far as i could with vB, and in the admin CP,
with every bit of it being possible to modify trough the admin
CP (prune, ban, censure...)...

SCREENSHOT

This hack has been tested and used by some people out
there in france .

1.2.4 changes :
Install problems with the mysql reserved words solved,
Uninstalling option added to the install script,
Possibility to automaticaly add the templates to the
templatesets you chose in the install script,
IE6 problem with divs solved,
timezoneoffset mod integrated,
text input limited to 255 characters.

1.2.3 changes :
security hole on the pruning of the admin part fixed.

1.2.2 changes :
templatesused var filled with all templates used by the
script in the shoutbox.php file and in the index.php file.
And chmod 777 made on the admin/shoutbox_config.php file
by the install script. Thanks to erwin

Name changed from shoutbox to chatbox, because some people
thought of this hack as related with TWT-commish's shoutbox...
no more excuses


Here is some sort of [high]FAQ[/high] from all the thread,
hope this helps, and prevents you from reading all that i just read :

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Erwin : limit of smilies a person can post in the shoutbox.
This is to prevent smilie spamming : HERE
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Erwin : Another tip for installers - instead of manually having to
ban users in the shoutbox, to automatically ban users who
you have already banned from the forums : HERE
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For the shoutbox to be in a popup : HERE
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To have 5 'shouts/chats' visible when the chatbox is reduced :
HERE
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SpeedStreet : This simply creates a link for people to click on so
that they can easily view the 'Who's Online' page without
having to dig for it : HERE
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ThoughtDiver: if you want the date format on the shout timestamps
to read Month/Day instead of Day/Month : HERE
[high]#----------------------------------------------------------#[/high]

[canuck]

Nuc what i have done is on the board itself i changed the user group permission so that all members must register to view the baord.

U manually changed, guests, registered, and awaiting to none view so that they have to register to go in.

hope that helps.

[canuck]

Ok i installed it... cant find where in the AdminCP im suposed to configure this and i dont see anything on my main page? Pls help

Also i dont even see it on the main screen?

[TECK]

canuck you missed a step on the install. open /forum/admin/index.php and find:

makenavoption("Mass Prune","thread.php?action=prune","|");

replace it with:

makenavoption("Shout prune","shoutbox_admin.php?action=prune","<br>");
makenavoption("Ban/unban","shoutbox_admin.php?action=ban","<br>");
makenavoption("swear/unswear","shoutbox_admin.php?action=swear","<br>");
makenavoption("Config","shoutbox_admin.php?action=params","<br>");
makenavselect("Shoutbox");
// ***
makenavoption("Mass Prune","thread.php?action=prune","|");

[canuck]

Ok that helped me get the Admin CP working but now when i go to config and i set it up i get this error.

Warning: fopen("shoutbox_config.php", "w") - Permission denied in /home/modchipd/public_html/dsscanuckforum/admin/shoutbox_admin.php on line 21

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /home/modchipd/public_html/dsscanuckforum/admin/shoutbox_admin.php on line 23

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /home/modchipd/public_html/dsscanuckforum/admin/shoutbox_admin.php on line 24

Not sure what to do... Also should i not be seeeing the shoutbox on the main index of the forum?

[canuck]

ok if fixed most of the issues but i only get a blank screen when i try and signin. So im not sure what else to do. Pls help

[havefun]

P L E A S E could anybody help me...

i got this message on step 2:

in the first window stands this:
file not found

betw. the 2 windows this:
') mysql error: Fehler in der Syntax bei ''shoutbox','

and the 2nd wind. is blank!

this is the step where the templates should be installed...

can anybody post these templates???
would make me feel like that: :banana:

i think the other 3 steps are done (however).. :dead:

[Erwin]

Originally posted by havefun
[B]P L E A S E could anybody help me...

i got this message on step 2:

in the first window stands this:
file not found

Make sure you upload the file "shoutbox.style" into your /admin folder.

Then, upload the following file "shoutbox_install_templates.php" into your /admin folder, and run it. It will automatically install the templates for you (ie. it will skip straight to Step 2).

Disclaimer: I haven't tried it myself, but it should work. But I will not be responsible for any damage to your db, so back it up!

[havefun]

i've done all steps that stands in the to do file...

but i've forg. only one thing: to chmod the one file..
so i got an error..

since than i am not able to do step 2...

i went to step 3 & 4, this steps are done...

what should i do now?

[Erwin]

Did you read my previous post? Download the attached file in my previous post "shoutbox_install_templates.php" and upload it to your admin folder, and run it. It will install the templates for you.

[Erwin]

The file is ATTACHED to my previous post. Download it, and run it from your admin folder.