DigiChat Integration V2.0

DigiChat Integration Version 2.0

This hack is no longer supported. I have released DigiChat Integration 3.0.3.

The new hack can be found HERE

This is my update for VBulletin 3.0.x. Sorry for the delay but it took me some time to upgrade to vb3.0.0 and integrate all other hacks + develop my new upgrade hack. :nervous:

What is this hack ?
This hack is a complete integration of the Chatsoftware DigiChat ( which is NOT freeware ) into the latest version of VBulletin 3.0.x. :devious:

What does this hack do ?
This hack provides the ability to offer a complete front-end to the DigiChat software. So if you are running your own DigiChat server or your chat is hosted somewhere else, this hack will provide you for each member a specific profile, settings and whos in chat functionality.

For Admins and Chatmasters i am providing an extra Admin/Chatmaster login depending on their userstatus in your forum and they will get the extra tool to trace IPs from chatusers. Normal users will just see the names of the users in chat and a link to their forum profile. :devious:

Are there many changes to be done ?
No, i try to keep my changes to a minimum and if it is possible not to touch any databases for obvious reasons. So this hack exists of:

- 8 new templates
- 2 template modifications
- 6 file uploads
- 1 php file modification

Do i need version 1.0 or version 1.1 for this hack ?
No. I am providing both. An upgrade path from previous versions and also a new install path for complete new installations.

How long does it take to install this hack ?
If you are familiar with VBulletin and DigiChat it will take about 10 minutes to upgrade and 15 minutes for a new install.

Is there any support for this hack ?
Yes, from me but i will change the way of giving support now. I my previous version i posted my email address and the amount of emails was amazing. The bad thing was that no one shared this information in the thread. Due to this i will ONLY give support to people in THIS thread and ONLY if they clicked on the "INSTALL" button. I am sorry, but my time is limited and answering the same question 5 times via email is not very efficient. I hope you understand this.

Are there screenshots available for this hack ?
Yes. I have included them into the zip file and i will add them in this thread.

How to manage this Chat environment ?
This version 2.0 has one config file which you have to edit before you go live. In the future updates i will add one table to the database which can be edited through the admin panel. This is not really important because the security will not change so often for chats but just in case someone wants to edit this configfile via the Admin CP i will offer this in the next version.

Whos in Chat function does not work ?
Please make sure that you have the appropriate rights and the commander function enabled which produces the output file every x minutes who is in chat. You have to have a license from DigiChat to be able to do that. :tired:

Some words are in german ?
This should not be the case. I developed this on my domain and in german. I translated all the frontend but you never know. If there are parts still in german please tell me so i can translate them.

So enjoy this hack and happy chatting. After installing please click on this install link or on the install button at the top.

UPDATE 2.0.1
I am very sorry, but i forgot to put one file into the zip file. The missing file is the chatlauncer.php for the javascript pop-up to log into the chats. So if you realized that you can only log into the chat with the extra option, then you know why. Again apologize for this. I have uploaded the new zip file and updated the install.html.

For those of you who installed it already just download the zip file and copy the chatlauncher.php into your forum root directory.

UPDATE 2.0.2
I added some bugfixing for the guest template and the chatlauncher.php. Thanks to Randomlove for pointing that out.

For those of you who installed it already just download the zip file and copy the chatlauncher.php into your forum root directory. After this open the template chat_start_guest and copy the text from the install.html file into your template.

Cheers,

[Pseudomizer]

Originally Posted by Romeos Tune

Alrighty then.... I have it all worked out..... Now I'm gonna figure out how to use the bots...... Thanks for an awesome hack!

Helo Romeos Tune,

keep in mind that i am based in Europe. The time shift. :-) But i am glad that you fixed your problem.

Cheers,

[Romeos Tune]

Thanks my friend.....

[Romeos Tune]

Ok....I'm having one more problem I need to get knocked out. I just realized when a user changes their chat icon in the VB user control panel it doesn't pass the value to the chat applet. They still just have the default icon. What can I do to correct this problem?

[Pseudomizer]

Originally Posted by Romeos Tune

Ok....I'm having one more problem I need to get knocked out. I just realized when a user changes their chat icon in the VB user control panel it doesn't pass the value to the chat applet. They still just have the default icon. What can I do to correct this problem?

Hi Romeos Tune,

you have to figure out where the problem is. Is the setting lost during the save process or is it not read during the applet load process ?

You can check this if you are familiar with MySQL. Look into the customprofilefields and look what numbers are stored there. If the field is empty or the number is above the total number, then DigiChat loads the default icon.

To explain this:
If you choose Icon number 5, then number 5 is stored in the DB. During the load of the applet it takes the number 5 and adds 1000 to it, because DigiChat UserIcons start from ID 1000. If you have let's say 40 icons and you have in the DB the number 50 stored, then it will become 1050. DigiChat will not find number 1050 and it will take the default icon number.

Hint: If you have wholes during the iconIDs then you have to manually adjust the script. Just look into your DigiChat UserIcon IDs. Are they contiguously ?

Cheers,

[Romeos Tune]

Hi again,

Did you mean the table named customprofilefields? I haven't checked the script but which field will have the number you're speaking about? Is it profilefieldid? I'm a little lost here.......I'm sorry....

Originally Posted by Pseudomizer

Hi Romeos Tune,

you have to figure out where the problem is. Is the setting lost during the save process or is it not read during the applet load process ?

You can check this if you are familiar with MySQL. Look into the customprofilefields and look what numbers are stored there. If the field is empty or the number is above the total number, then DigiChat loads the default icon.

To explain this:
If you choose Icon number 5, then number 5 is stored in the DB. During the load of the applet it takes the number 5 and adds 1000 to it, because DigiChat UserIcons start from ID 1000. If you have let's say 40 icons and you have in the DB the number 50 stored, then it will become 1050. DigiChat will not find number 1050 and it will take the default icon number.

Hint: If you have wholes during the iconIDs then you have to manually adjust the script. Just look into your DigiChat UserIcon IDs. Are they contiguously ?

Cheers,

[Romeos Tune]

Hiya, It's me again......

Well, for some reason it works with new users. If they register and pick a certain icon then it remembers and works properly in chat. But if an old user goes to user control panel and chooses an icon for chat it doesn't work...... ?

[Widey]

Fantastic hack, a few minor tweaks and it's running like a dream with Digichat 5AV.

[dellow]

but i found i very small problem , but very important !

the users that their username contain " & " can't login as member thay login only as guest . any idea how to resove this issue ?

secont think , what if some bad user save the chat.php as file and edit the haml code and type his name in the username field ?
any idea ?

[Pseudomizer]

Hi @LL,

@Romeos Tune: Is your problem now resolved?

@Widey: Thanks. Any hints what is missing for DC5?

@dellow: I have users with all kind of special characters in chat and it works fine. What you are describing sounds like they click on "Go to chat" and they are automatically connected as guest? If yes, then your members have cookie problems.

Regarding your second problem: Go into your DC Admin Panel and place your hostname and your hostip in the TAB "Host". This will deny access to any other applet which is not startet on your server. This is a very important security setting which should be set during installation.

Cheers,

[dellow]

Pseudomizer i PM you with some details about the forum to test it your self .

Regards,