FREE zz:FlashChat Drop in Flash Animated Chat Integration

No modifications to your existing forums!

This single file enhancement allows one to seamlessly integrate vBulletin 3 with Nik's awesome FREE zz:FlashChat PHP/mySQL Flash based GUI chat. zz:FlashChat supports flash smiley events, MP3 sound/music events, and flash animation events, private messages, admin login, and configurable reduced moderator login.

Online demo of integration is at (registration required - Try U: goner P: goner):
http://myganjagrow.com

Naturally registration is required to see the chat. No email verification is used so you remain anonymous at my counter culture adult oriented site. Use a fake email addy if you please.

Obtain Nik's zz:FlashChat 3 beta 1.1 at: http://download.zehnet.de/ZZ_FlashChat_3_%5bbeta1.1%5d/

Install zz:FlashChat as per Nik's included instructions. The install need not reside within your forums tree. The database tables can also be added to your existing vB database and need not reside in a separate database. I cannot provide support for zz:FlashChat.

Obtain my vbulletin integration at: http://myganjagrow.com/download/zzchat_3_add_ons.rar

UnRAR the integration file "member.php" and edit all the paths to reflect where you installed vB and zz:FlashChat. Save and upload to your zz:FlashChat directory. Calling this script from within vbulletin will use the existing vB security to only allow registered vB members to join your chat. Chat member info is encrypted while in chat. Logged out/Unregistered users will be redirected to your forum registration page. Javascript pop-ups can be used to call the chat script. Index.php and login.php should be deleted from the chat directory to prevent back doors from remaining open.

I've also included a script that can enable you to display "Who's in Chat?" from any other vB page by calling users.php from the chat directory. I use it in the left sidebar at my forumhome: http://myganjagrow.com/forums/index.php

Please give me feedback and URLs if you install this. I'll try and work out the inevitable bugs.

[Okiewan]

For $5 this flash based chat SMOKES the one in this thread and integrates with the member database easily (the author provides the info for vb integration). I've used it for a month or so and my members love it.
http://www.tufat.com/script.php?script=chat

[ogetbilo]

Is there a way of showing who is on the chat in the 'Who is online' page?

[Sting]

yea i need help too, how do u "call" the script?

[x3n0]

"Calling" the script means browsing to it from your favorite web browser. For example:

http://www.Your-Domain.com/YourChatP...stallation.php

Every time you click on a PHP link you are "calling" or "running" one or another PHP script parsing files, which, in turn, dynamically creates an HTML page for you. Just like when you did your original install of vB, unless of course you have an illegal copy. That's why php install files must be deleted after use, they can reveal far too much about your setup.

[ogetbilo]

x3n0

do you know of a way of displaying who´s in chat in ´who is online page´?

[NuclioN]

Can someone make the chat so it looks and behave as the shoutbox? There is a big advantage because of the instant refresh when text is typed. All loggedin members will then shoot trough the loginsection of this chat and can talk instantly on forumhome.

[danbc]

Nice hack, but the Vbulletin intergration addon is not downloadeble

[x3n0]

Sorry some DNS work made the link unrereachable yesterday. I guess that's why Xenon reminded me that the code must be attached to the first post. The Member.php attached to the first post is what you need, or you can follow the link I provided for an alternative download as it is working again.

As for showing the chat users in "Who's Online" - Chen's hack should do the job nicely:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=32849

EDIT: Opps Chen's hack is for version 2. Anyone know of a similar hack for vB 3?

[x3n0]

Originally Posted by NuclioN

Can someone make the chat so it looks and behave as the shoutbox? There is a big advantage because of the instant refresh when text is typed. All loggedin members will then shoot trough the loginsection of this chat and can talk instantly on forumhome.

I like this idea! Boy would it increase the forumhome pageviews alot. I remember seeing a hack out there that lets you include flash on forumhome. It would be simple work to make that chat look like an embedded shoutbox by changing the look. Gears are starting to turn....

[ogetbilo]

Originally Posted by x3n0

Sorry some DNS work made the link unrereachable yesterday. I guess that's why Xenon reminded me that the code must be attached to the first post. The Member.php attached to the first post is what you need, or you can follow the link I provided for an alternative download as it is working again.

As for showing the chat users in "Who's Online" - Chen's hack should do the job nicely:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=32849

EDIT: Opps Chen's hack is for version 2. Anyone know of a similar hack for vB 3?

Chen said he is not going to port his hack to vB3.

Can tell me how you used your users.php (to see who's on chat) on your Home page?