Chat Modifications - Flashchat: Integration for vB 3.7

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Flashchat integration with vBulletin 3.7

Note: Flashchat Version 5.0.8 onwards now has the option for vbulletin 3.7 integration.

Note:
Standard Flashchat includes vBulletin integration as part of the Tufat supplied files. However, the standard integration does not include Direct Usergroup Integration or other extra's like the WOL Display & Flashchat on a vBulletin page. This Modification adds those features


Standard vB 3.7 integration features

* Authorised members are automatically logged in.
* Automatic login works even if a member has not ticked "remember me".
* All non authorised members are locked out (this and the above are based on usergroup membership).
* If enabled, Flashchat updates the users session location (displayed in various vBulletin online location displays such as WOL).
* 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 (allows for Staff Rooms).

Extra's added by this modification

* Direct login to a room.
* The WOL will correctly display Flashchat as the location (not 'Unknown Location')
* Flashchat can be displayed embedded inside a 'standard' vBulletin Page (i.e. not full screen).
* Direct Usergroup Integration - a section is added to each usergroup in the ACP Usergroup Manager to set the Flashchat permissions for that group.
* The plugin will try to automatically add a link to Flashchat in your Quick Links or Navbar - this feature can be disabled if you wish.
* The automatic link can have a prefix path defined - useful if you use something like CMPS.
* You can define a usergroup to login as Flashchats "Spy" mode. (Version 3.7.002 onwards)


More notes:

* This integration is for Flashchat versions 4.7.x or 5.0.x (seperate downloads).
* The automatic link feature may fail if you have customised templates (it uses template hooks).
* For Flashchat inside a vBulletin page you need to link to .../misc.php?do=flashchat
* This modification does not add any links to Flashchat Administration in the ACP.
* You can set all members to login direct to particular room via the ACP.
* You can also add a room parameter to the url - i.e. .../misc.php?do=flashchat&room=3
* Spys can login into the chat but are not listed in the room - they cannot chat, just watch.
* 3.7.004 onwards has extra code to cope with VBs CSRF protection, which interferes with profile linking.
* 3.7.006 onwards is for Flashchat 5.0.x - The previous version for Flashchat 4 (3.7.005) will continue to be available for the moment.

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.

Support: Please check the instructions, and make sure you have uploaded any files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing or uploading files. 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 look when I have time.

Flashchat 4 : If you have upgraded from 3.6 to 3.7 make sure you have edited the CMS entry in the Flashchat config.php file.

Finally, I am not Tufat.com or Flashchat Support - if you have questions about Flashchat, their forums are here.


To use the this upgraded integration simply download and unzip the file, then follow the instructions in the text file. Once installed, the Flashchat userlevel options for each usergroup will appear in the ACP usergroup edit screens - editing of the CMS file will no longer be required.



History:

v3.7.001 : First release for vb 3.7.
v3.7.002 : Option for Flashchat spy mode added.
v3.7.003 : Fix for 404 page not found error in certain situations.
v3.7.004 : Code added to allow profile views blocked by VB's CSRF protection.
v3.7.005 : CSRF Code changed.

v3.7.006 : Modified for Flashchat 5.
v3.7.007 : Removed 3.6 CMS file, Updated install code.
v3.7.008 : Fix bug in new install code - was using WIC option.
v3.7.009 : CMS file updated to check a users infraction groups.

[webgeek247]

Hi Paul M

I installed a fresh copy of flashchat 5 and installed a fresh copy of your flashchat 5 vbulletin plugin. Now i can login to flashchat using vbulletin login just fine. But the only problem i get is that when i login to forum and goto chat room i have to login chat room too

When i was using the flashchat 4 setup i didn't get that problem

I tried setting the vb path to

// Path override for vbulletin root folder //
$vbpath = '/home7/username/public_html/forums/'; // This should not normally be changed. //

And chat room loads fine but still i have to login separately

Any idea whats wrong?

Ps im using the latest stable version of vBulletin 3.7.4 Patch Level 1

[Paul M]

Changing the path is not supported in FC5, and has (will be ?) removed from the CMS files.

[C138 Kaysone]

on mytalkcarolina.com, users are still able to go into the chat but when clicking on another user and highlight profile, it loads and says security token is missing, Im unable to find out where this problem, if anyone is using flashchat, could anyone assist me? maybe you added something to your template or maybe my entire template is out of date.

Apparently I dont know what the main problem is, either i try to find it or i should reinstall my entire forum and start over from scratch which I dont want to do, I already put in to much work to it, could anyone help me with this if possible? if you want to look at the problem

mytalkcarolina.com, register and go into the chat and click on your username, profile and then it leads off to a missing security token, that includes the user space for xboxlive gamertag, I dont know what to do, last thing im wanting to do is restart.. but thats way to much..

[webgeek247]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Changing the path is not supported in FC5, and has (will be ?) removed from the CMS files.

Ok what to do do then?

Edit:

How do i uninstall the flashchat 5 integration and just use flashchat 4 instead?

[Paul M]

You just delete FC5 and install FC4

[webgeek247]

and remove flashchat 5 tables out of the vbulletin database

[webgeek247]

i cant even get flashchat 4 vb integration to work now either. what a joke. i bought flashchat because it had vbulletin integration grrr

the only way the auto login works now is if you goto

http://www.domain.com/forums/chat/ and then click on the login button to the right of the text "Start FlashChat using built-in login"

before you could goto the full url http://www.domain.com/forums/chat/flashchat.php and would be logged in automatically but now you just get "Please login to chat"

so basically it looks to me like the coding has been changed so members of your vbulletin forum are forced to see all the info at the start page just so tufat.com get more customers lol *shakes fist

[Paul M]

Integration works fine in both FC4 and FC5, so you must be doing something wrong.

[webgeek247]

heh, yes it works but not like before where i could use iframe wrapper

before i could load up page like http://www.domain.com/chat and the chat room would load up inside the page i did this by using the link http://www.domain.com/forums/chat/flashchat.php for the iframe wrapper

but now i cant use http://www.domain.com/forums/chat/flashchat.php well i can but if i do the autologin doesn't work

i can use http://www.domain.com/forums/misc.ph...ashchat&room=1 and the auto login works but the chat room doesn't display in page properly now. makes no different if i change the width/height of the iframe wrapper either

with the new updated chat everytime i load http://www.domain.com/chat it shows the website header etc etc

the old version worked fine with iframe wrapper

[Paul M]

Dont really know what you mean by the "old version", FC4 hasnt changed for almost a year, if not longer.