Integration with vBulletin - Flashchat Integration for vB 3.5

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Flashchat integration with vBulletin 3.5

Note:
The latest versions of Flashchat include my integration as part of the standard Tufat supplied files - including the vBulletin 3.5 CMS file.


vB 3.5 integration allows ;

* Authorised members to be automatically logged in.
* All non authorised members are locked out (both are based on usergroup membership).
* If enabled, the users location is now displayed in WOL (use the plugin to avoid "Unknown Location").
* The CMS file no longer requires your vb licence code to be entered.
* Automatic login now works even if a member has not ticked "remember me".

Also ;

* Real ip detection when a proxy server is used (only if the proxy server passes on the details).
* Permanant, Private Rooms are loaded by Admins (and moderators in 4.5.0) (allows for Staff Rooms).


More notes:

* This integration is for Flashchat versions 4.7.0 upwards, support for versions prior to this has been withdrawn.
* If you use non standard usergroups you will need to edit the CMS file to give them permission to enter the chat.

[high]The CMS file assumes that you are installing Flashchat in your forum root folder - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. Installation will fail if you do not do this.[/high]

Support: Please check any file edits carefully, and make sure you have uploaded any edited files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing [or uploading] a file. If you are still stuck and want me to take a look then feel free to PM me your site address, an admin user, and ftp access details, without these I cannot help you. I will then look as soon as I have time.

Finally, I am not Tufat.com nor anything to do with the Flashchat product - if you have questions about Flashchat in general, their forums are here.


History:

2.53 - Support for customer role added.
2.54 - GetUser caching added.
2.55 - Lastactivity update added, caching altered to match main flashchat code.
2.56 - Support for 4.5.x photo feature added with choice of avatar or profile picture.
2.57 - Changes for local language translations. Session cookie cleared on logout.
2.58 - Security fix: Integrated login code altered to cut out the use of insecure userid cookie.
2.59 - GetUser caching re-enabled, Port fix added for pre 3.5 RC3 versions of config.php
2.60 - Added the ability to login direct to a room using ../chat/flashchat.php?username=_int_&room=n
2.61 - Changes to User and Role Caching.
2.62 - Minor fix to Get User for membergroupids.
2.63 - Security (anti-hacking) code added (as supplied by Darren).
2.64 - Usergroup settings moved to top of CMS file.
2.65 - Fixed error message when accessing chat admin area.
2.66 - Default role changed.
2.67 - Minor bug fix to Avatar detection, login code changes, tidy up.

[Paul M]

Have you entered your vb licence code into the flashchat CMS file correctly ?

[theArchitect]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Have you entered your vb licence code into the flashchat CMS file correctly ?

I believe so. When I go to flashchat I am automatically logged into the forum. So I assume that section is working fine.

Though, I am running RC2, so that may be causing some problems.

And (though I doubt it is relevent) when I go to the forum, although I am logged out my usernare and password get automatically entered. I told my browser to remember my details but in the past the only it remembered was my username. The password box was always blank.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by theArchitect

I believe so. When I go to flashchat I am automatically logged into the forum. So I assume that section is working fine.

Actually, no, you can happily login even if the licence code is wrong, but it will screw up your cookie, thus affecting your forum login status.

[theArchitect]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Actually, no, you can happily login even if the license code is wrong, but it will screw up your cookie, thus affecting your forum login status.

Right.

According to my vbulletin35CMS.php code it looks like this:

$GLOBALS['fc_config']['db']['vblicence'] = 1,2,3,4'; // Change to your vbulletin license number //

I have changed 1,2,3,4 to what I believed to be my license number, but I am either editing the wrong code or have imputed the wrong liscence number.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by theArchitect

I have changed 1,2,3,4 to what I believed to be my license number, but I am either editing the wrong code or have imputed the wrong liscence number.

That is the correct area to change.

Your licence number is 8 charecters and in the comments at the top of most vbulletin files ;

/*======================================================================*\
|| #################################################################### ||
|| # vBulletin 3.5.0 Beta 3 - Licence Number [high]xxxxxxxx[/high]
|| # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # ||
|| # Copyright ?2000-2005 Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. All Rights Reserved. ||
|| # This file may not be redistributed in whole or significant part. # ||
|| # ---------------- VBULLETIN IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE ---------------- # ||
|| # http://www.vbulletin.com | http://www.vbulletin.com/license.html # ||
|| #################################################################### ||
\*======================================================================*/

[theArchitect]

Originally Posted by Paul M

That is the correct area to change.

Your licence number is 8 charecters and in the comments at the top of most vbulletin files ;

/*======================================================================*\
|| #################################################################### ||
|| # vBulletin 3.5.0 Beta 3 - Licence Number [high]xxxxxxxx[/high]
|| # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # ||
|| # Copyright ?2000-2005 Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. All Rights Reserved. ||
|| # This file may not be redistributed in whole or significant part. # ||
|| # ---------------- VBULLETIN IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE ---------------- # ||
|| # http://www.vbulletin.com | http://www.vbulletin.com/license.html # ||
|| #################################################################### ||
\*======================================================================*/

Well, that was the number I was using.

In which case I can only put it down to a forum anomaly and hope it corrects itself when I upgrade from RC2 to RC3.

[Paul M]

Actually, I have just remembered there is a login bug in RC3 (and previous versions) causing people to be logged out after a period of time - see Bug 1258.

[theArchitect]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Actually, I have just remembered there is a login bug in RC3 (and previous versions) causing people to be logged out after a period of time - see Bug 1258.

Thanks. I thought there may be.

Hopefully vB will go gold soon and then I can tick all of the bugs off the list. :-)

[theArchitect]

Quick question about auto-log out. I notice that if I log into flash chat and then navigate to a new url and don't return to chat then I stay logged in.

Is there a way to get flash chat to log users out after a certain period of inactivity? Or is this something that will fix itself once the vB team fix the log-in bugs?

[Paul M]

Do you use firefox by any chance ?

When you leave flashchat it attempts to run a popup to log you out, generally IE will run this ok, while firefox blocks the popup by default.