Major Additions - [AJAX] EWT Chat 3.0.1 Lite

This is a php/mySQL powered chat system.

EWT Chat 3.0.0 Lite Changes
-Complete Recode
-Enhanced ajax which performs much faster and should allow for an additional load of 500% compared to the last release of 2.9.x
-Many changes to everything
-Remove private message system for now
-Remove /cmds besides /me for now

EWT Chat 3.0.01 Lite Changes
-Redid layout and javascript for planned changes to the pro side and to make things look cleaner.
-fixed various little things.

Whats the difference between pro and lite?
Lite:
The lite version supports only one chat room with no ability to create custom rooms.
It doesnt have any user preferences anymore either.
Basic yet functional chatroom without advanced features

Pro: (Still being developed)
Ability to create custom and private rooms
Plus many more things soon to come.

I think this release fixes every reported bug that I have read about.




Version 2.9.x to 3.0.0 Upgrade Steps:
Upload all the files
Upload the product file
Delete any old files from the previous versions
Disable the minichat addon if you have it for now as it wont work with v3 just yet until I release an updated version.
Open up the fresh install readme and follow the steps for editing ajax_chat.php (just a few settings I didnt feel we needed to use a query for)


2.9.1 to 2.9.2 Upgrade Steps:
Open up template navbar find:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--

function OpenvBChat(){
vBChat = window.open('vBChat.php?$session[sessionurl]','vBChat','directories=no,height='+window.screen.height+',width='+window.screen.width+',location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,status=no,toolbar=no')

return false;
}

-->
</script>
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="vBChat.php?$session[sessionurl]" onclick="return OpenvBChat();">vBChat</a></td>

Replace with:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--

function OpenvBChat(){
vBChat = window.open('chat.php?$session[sessionurl]','vBChat','directories=no,height='+window.screen.height+',width='+window.screen.width+',location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,status=no,toolbar=no')

return false;
}

-->
</script>
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="chat.php?$session[sessionurl]" onclick="return OpenvBChat();">vBChat</a></td>

Demo:
http://www.extremewebtech.com/forums/chat.php
User/Password: test2323 / test2323


Please if you use this hack click install and feel free to donate to help support the future development of this system.


V3 is a highlight release for this product as it runs and performs much faster then ever before and can now handle a considerable amt of load.

This chat script should technically be able to support 1k+ users on a good high end server.


Pro Version Information Can Be Found Here: http://www.extremewebtech.com/forums...305-ewt-vbchat

[Ted Clore]

OK, I installed. But have problems.

Shows up as an installed product. Is in the CP and vBulletin Options. Is on the lists up by the Calendar on the main menu in the Forums.

But when I click to open the Mod, I get an error message #HTTP 404 on a blank page that starts up.

Hmmm...

Any suggestions?

[eXtremeTim]

Make sure if you are using vba cmps that you use the fullpath to the file on your server http://www.blah.com/blah/chat.php

[Snake]

Originally Posted by redtaz

I have a suggestion. OK in javachat you can set a message which will always show up once someone enters the chat is there anyway that we can do that with vbChat? So we like type in a message and that message is automatically showed whenever someone joins the chat? I also have another suggestion i see that when someone is in the chat and if you go to view whos online it doesnt show them as if they were in the chat it simply says there viewing the index. Can you set it so that when someone is in the chat and if you go view the whos online it says there in the chat?

The "X Enters the Room" & "X Leaves The Room" has been removed in the current version since it wasn't functioning pretty well though it'll be back in the next release which is v2.9.4 or v3.0).

As for the chat being displayed in who's online, it was disabled by default for several reasons, however if you wanna have that feature to work again, open up the "chat.php" file using a text editor and comment out the line where it says "define('LOCATION_BYPASS', 1);" so it would like like this:

// ---------------------------------------------------
// Start Define Important Constants
// ---------------------------------------------------
define('NO_REGISTER_GLOBALS', 1);
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'vbchat');
// define('LOCATION_BYPASS', 1);

Originally Posted by Fungsten

folder. Should that also be uploaded too? Thanks.

Uh no, the .bak files aren't needed to be uploaded as they are just "backup" files in case you've corrupted or messed up with any of the files in the pack.

Originally Posted by Romeos Tune

Suggestion:

Can we make something so that users can use a custom chat avatar or of course there's from the forums and it shows up to the left of their names in chat? That is one thing that my users want so bad. Heck, if you can get that implemented with usergroup control I'd be glad to donate more than 25.00.

That doesn't sound such a bad idea to me after all.

Originally Posted by Nimrod.

I currently have vbShout on my board and I dont like it. I am wanting to use this mod, but I was wondeing if it goes where vbShout is loveted, or a diffrent page?

Also, since I am wanting to replace this with vbShout, is it able to just have one chatroom and stay up all of the time without ever having to be closed out or stoped?

I've been keeping up with this mod ever since I stumbled upon it at version 2.5 and it seems that it has come a long way. Im glad to see the adware situation fixed.

Great mod and hope to instal it soon!

It opens as a popup page in a new window so yeah. In v3.0, you can choose your own method, whether to open it as a popup, current window, new window, etc. and adjust its width and height of the chat room. Yes, as you may know already, the "Default Room" is permanent so it can never be closed, pruned, stopped or any of that. If you would like to have a room as permanent where it should never closes and pruned, just set the "Room Permanent" option to "Yes" while creating a new room.

Originally Posted by United32

How can we edit our own messages? Or edit messages from our members?

I don't believe you can do that already as it's not necessary, but if you would like to delete and prune your and other member's messages, use the "Prune Option" feature of the Admin CP section.

[Ted Clore]

Originally Posted by eXtremeTim

Make sure if you are using vba cmps that you use the fullpath to the file on your server http://www.blah.com/blah/chat.php

What are vba cmps?

[eXtremeTim]

This hack has now reached the stages where it has gone professional. I hope to release a lite version here later on. For support of this hack please visit my site.

[redtaz]

Originally Posted by eXtremeTim

This hack has now reached the stages where it has gone professional. I hope to release a lite version here later on. For support of this hack please visit my site.

Woot thats great to know! And what would be the difference in the lite version?

[eXtremeTim]

Less features as I release updates. Better support. This hack has over the last few weeks become my baby and I dont think $15 is to much to ask for it. Plus you will get priority support with the pro version while if and when I release a lite version its doubtful it will be supported.

http://www.extremewebtech.com/forums...hat#post628340

[Dream]

Uhm why the zip file was removed?

[Nimrod.]

Damn, I should have downloaded the zip yesterday. Does anyone still have it? I would still like to try it out before buying it.

[Ted Clore]

Originally Posted by eXtremeTim

This hack has now reached the stages where it has gone professional. I hope to release a lite version here later on. For support of this hack please visit my site.

Removing hack from my site.