Chat Modifications - vBulletin Chat Mod (123 Flash Chat)- Users Integrated, Free Hosted!

Module Name: 123 Flash Chat Module

Author: TOPCMM Software Corp.

Module Description: A live chat room based on Flash and Java can be added to vBulletin as an add-on, multiple skins and user integrated. Once the module is installed successfully, a free hosted chat room will be automatically generated for your vBulletin, and the room name will be your domain name.

Module Version: Vb2.x, Vb3.x,Vb4.x, Vb5.x

Installation Level: Immediately

Installation Time: ~5 Minutes

Features:

• Trouble-Free
• Users integrated: User database of your vBulletin can be fully integrated to Chat
• Single sign-on: No separate login is required.
  
  Full Control
• Mutiple skins: Nine skins are available to fit in your forum.
• Various chat clients: A standard Flash client has full features, a small and neat HTML/Ajax client is light and flexible in size and therefore can be used as a shoutbox, etc.
• Customize size and interface language to match your site.
• Admin Panel: Two control panels are available: you can define how to add the chat to vBulletin, the open mode, the server mode, etc. in the vBulletin ACP, and paid user can customize the chat room in the chat admin panel.
• Display chat data: chat room list, online users, chat user names, etc. can be displayed or not.
  
  Why Wait?
• Social connect features: social sign-on, linking, sharing, Facebook chat, tweet chat and follow a Twitter user.
• Luxurious chat features: Lobby and private chat, Avatar, smilies, flash emotions, post-notifier, etc.
• Free hosted chat available.
• Optional video chat for paid users.
• Professional support staff for paid chat hosting user or license buyer.

What's New?


Coming next: 123 Flash Chat will enable user transfer in the next version.

HTML5 chat client has been published for the chat which significantly improves the loading speed and it works for multiple devices as mobile, tablet and pc users; PPM/PPV feature is enabled with which the chat master can start his online business by selling videos

Mobile version is available now as an application; It is a great leap for the chat it works perfectly with iPhone, iPad and Android devices




More user groups are brought to the chat too including VIP, premium, plus and regular members; Users can earn credit to be upgraded to the next degree

The chat newly introduces social connect feature, which means your chat users can connect with their Facebook or Twitter account, and update status on social networks with their chat activities!
123 Flash Chat 10.0 vertion has released, we can see a lot of new features.



1 Brand-New UI
The outlook of 123 Flash Chat 10.0 has been significantly updated with totally 16 skins now.

2 Add hand-raising function
a. Regular users can apply to queue for broadcasting video once it is enabled
b. Admins can approve/disapprove users? request to broadcast video with hand-raising mode

3 Media Player is enabled
a Mp3/mp4/ogg/webm,etc. are supported
b Youtube is supported
c Pause/Play function is realized
d Volume control is realized
e Media player can be minimized, maximized and in full screen
f Repeating/previous/next is realized for the playlist
g Auto resizing is realized, media player will be minimized when height is dwindled to a set value

4 Pure HTML5 Client
123 Flash Chat 10.0 has made further progress for HTML5 client to keep abreast with the flash client by enabling the media player, youtube message, silent mute function and moderated chat module, and it has been bracing to witness the HTML5 client has gradually matured with more and more intriguing features.



vBulletin Chat Demo: http://vbulletin.123flashchat.com/

vBulletin Integration Introduction
Basically the module can integrate the chat and vBulletin seamlessly.

So what the module can add to vBulletin? It adds a chat button which links to a fabulous chat room, with multiple skins and multilingual support, written in flash or HTML/Ajax, and a visual setting panel, etc. Recent changes: the backend management is enhanced.

1. Chat Button
Firstly a chat button will be added to the top menu of vBulletin as the chat room entrance.


2. Auto-login

After installing the module, the vBulletin user database will be automatically immigrated to the chat room and auto-login will be enabled.

Therefore vBulletin users may click the "Chat"button or directly choose a chat room to enter, without being asked to login again.

3. Custom Settings in vBulletin ACP

Enter vBulletin ACP and you will find "123FLASHCHAT" tab in the left menu, click it to enter the setting panel of the module:


3.1 Server Mode and Integration URL

Here you may define the chat server mode (self hosted, TOPCMM paid hosting or TOPCMM free hosting), and get integration URL (if the first two server modes mentioned above).

3.2 Chat Status
The following data of the chat room can display on vBulletin index page to attract more users to join chatting.

Total rooms, total connections, online users
Chat room list
Online user list
The 3 types of data can be individually disabled to display if you need.


3.3 Various chat clients and different open modes

Three chat clients: flash client (standard, with full features), HTML/Ajax chat client (simple and neat) and avatar chat client (with walking cartoon figures).

Two open modes: embedded or popup.

3.4 Change size, language and skin
You can change chat window size, language and a proper skin to match your vBulletin.

Nine skins options are available:



4. Chat Admin Panel
Except the vBulletin ACP, the chat admin panel is also imported here for your convenience. Please be aware that the admin account here might be different to that of the vBulletin ACP.

Server Modes of 123 Flash Chat
1) Free Trial Edition of 123 Flash Chat

Advantages: It's free but has full functions, even the optional modules including audio and video chat.

Limit: Only 10 concurrent users may use the room and you need to host it by yourself, which means a dedicated server with SSH access is required.

2) Commercial Server Software or Hosting Service
Advantages: No advertisements, full support service, multiple client choices, etc.

3) Free Hosting of 123 Flash Chat
Advantages: It's hosted by TOPCMM 123 Flash Chat team, free of charge, no limit to the concurrent user number and provides the basic chat functions.

Limit: Some management functions are missing.

[hqarrse]

This is what you need:

<Files login_chat.php>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from [your chat server IP]
</Files>

[topcmm]

Thanks hqarrse, we'll add this to document in next release.

[havard20009]

1). Log in the Admin Panel of your 123FlashChat server
OPEN: System Settings -> Integrate Panel

2). Find: DataBase -> SELECT: URL -> edit

3). Change URL:
http://<vbulletin install directory>/login_chat.php?username=%username%&password=%passw ord%

4). Press OK to save your setting

i Cant find plz picturee

[havard20009]

when i post msg it doesnt show ! and i need refresh to shoW!!!

whats problem ?

[hqarrse]

It doesn't get much clearer than that to be honest.

You go to your admin panel at something like http://<your chat server>:35555/admin-panel.html then go to the menu option given. It's pretty much impossible to miss so if you can;t find it you may be in the wrong place entirely (not the admin panel?)

[hqarrse]

I think you'll need to explain that one a bit more clearly. Are you saying that your Flashchat is running but when you type a message it doesn't appear? Surely if you refresh the page it resets the Flashchat session altogether?

[topcmm]

Originally Posted by hqarrse

A final note. I strongly recommend that you protect chat_login.php from access by any IP except the chat server. The script allows rapid unrestricted testing of username/password pairs and is therefore a major security weakpoint. I have posted this on the 123Flashchat forums and hope they will include this in their docs or protect the script in some way.

That's a great idea! thank you. but it only works for apache web server, and it will be a little bit complicated to configure the web server, to edit .htaccess or httpd.conf ,
and here is a solution to resolve it, just add the code below in the beginning of login_chat.php

PHP Code:

$sAllowedIPs = "127.0.0.1"; // Set allowd ip addresses, config sample: $sAllowedIPs = "127.0.0.1, 1.2.3.4";
if (trim($sAllowedIPs))
{
    $aAllowedIPs = array_map("trim", explode(',',$sAllowedIPs));
    $sIP = isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']) ? $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] : $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
    if(!in_array($sIP, $aAllowedIPs)) exit;
} 


[onehost]

I was told this "requires" a dedicated server...I am sure if you are under a load of chatters, then I can understand for the need...but would I still need dedicated for like 5-10 users in chat?
I really do not like the free version as it is not private to my forum, and the ads just
make me sick.. even other chat mods do not require dedicated, and I can
get a few chatters without going dedicated, but 123flash chat just looks better, but
will be no good if it will not work on a shared server at all.

[DeviantFlash]

What if I own a version of Flashchat and just want to integrate it?

[hqarrse]

It's a Java server and installs its own JRE during the install script. I wouldn't like to say that you absolutely need a dedicated server, but you certainly need command line access, as well as being able to install services and lifting any firewall restrictions. I haven't used shared hosting for a while but I think this is all very unlikely. You could use a virtual dedicated server without a problem of course.

DeviantFlash, I'm not sure what you're asking there really. If you own a copy no problem, and if you want to integrate into VB, then just use the integration that you can download from their site.