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
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[lioncool1589]

what is this error how can i fix

Database error in vBulletin :

Link-ID == false, connect failed
mysql error:

mysql error number:

Date: Monday 17th of March 2003 12:11:16 PM
Script: /forum/shoutbox.php?page_shout=chat
Referer: http://clan-ice.racknine.net/forum/shoutbox.php

[japhi]

I've installed the hack and read all the posts in this thread and I still need some help.

My shoutbox works when I call on it domain/forum/chatbox.php , and it appears in my admin panel just fine. Unfortunately the main page of my forum is blank, but the inside pages work.

Obviously theres something wrong with my index,php file, no? Any ideas to help a newbie?

[p0s3id0n]

@ japhi : i feel you must have copy pasted the index.php part on the
wrong place...

could you verify that part ?

to put things back working quickly you should put back
your index.php as it was before you hacked it (you know
the backup you've done)...

If you have no backup and you are in a hurry, i can do what i told
you in reply to your pm.

@lioncool1589 : i'll have a look on that when i arrive at my
workplace since there's a strike on the parisian metro and
i'm going to be late at work (9;22am here ).

[p0s3id0n]

@ japhi again : as i told you in awnser to your pm after
having a look at your index.php :
you just forgot to put some newlines after the part you
copy pasted in that file, so the call to the last gettemplate
was on the comment line and it was never called...
unfortunately it is that gettemplate which creates the page .

I'm putting this here in case someone else has a blank index.php
and he wants to check before asking .


@ lioncool1589 : it's the first mysql_num_row which must be
changed, the one just above the query with the INSERT
statement.
As for upgrading to 1.2.4, in the new install script there is
an uninstall part a the bottom of the first step ... (it may
also work for those who want to try the chatbox and take
TWT's shoutbox away, but it's not guaranteed).
For your mysql error, it doesnt talk to much to me, but i'd say
that's more related with your server than the script... but i
may be wrong on that one

[DOTS]

hi, i have a really easy question, i searched in this forum to see if its already asked but i cant find it.
how do i change the text "Shoutbox by p0s3id0n" for something that i like? where and how?
very very good hack man. i really like it
thanks in advance

[p0s3id0n]

it is impossible, i want my moma to be proud of her little son
when she searches p0s3id0n on google ...

naaaa, just edit the template chatbox_fermee and you'll
easily find those words....

[DOTS]

hey p0s3id0n thanks, kinda hard to type that lol
thanks for your help
one last question...
where do i control the width of the shoutbox? ? need to make it fix whit my other forum tables...
here it is look
http://www.mc-clan.com/forum/index.php?
thanks a lot and Awesome hack man.

[X-Fan]

Has a zip or txt file version of this been posted, as I can't open the RAR file.

[DOTS]

X-fan... i searched on this thread.... but theres thousands.....
maybe you could be more especific?
what word should i search in this thread...or maybe if you kind enough and remember what number post was you could tell me
:rambo:

Thanks in advance to p0s3id0n and to X-fan for the help.

[wolfman]

I am having a slight problem with this hack the smilies do not show up in the smilie popup window any ideas of what could be causing this would be welcomed