Tutorials-How to add a chat room to your Dolphin?

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Dolphin Chat Module version: 2.0

It can add a live chat room to Dolphin, feature-rich, nine skins and users single sign-on. And the best part is once the module is successfully installed, a free hosted chat will be assigned to your Dolphin automatically.


Firstly, please download Dolphin chat module, and uncompress the package.
For Dolphin version v7.0:
http://www.123flashchat.com/download/dolphin_mod_for_123flashchat.zip
For Dolphin version v6.x:
http://www.123flashchat.com/download/dolphin6_mod_for_123flashchat.zip

Installation Level: Intermediate
Installation Time: ~5 Minutes

Then, copy: folder chat/ To: <dolphin root directory>/modules/topcmm/chat/

Secondly, install chat module.

Please login Dolphin Admin Panel-> Tools-> Modules

Install: Select "123 Flash Chat version 2.0.0 by TopCMM" and click “Install”.


Thirdly, configure module
Please login Dolphin Admin Panel-> Modules-> 123FlashChat Settings


1. Chat Server Mode

If you choose Chat Server Host By Your Own, please set Auth-URL by the instructions that mentions from the fifth step.

If you choose Chat Server Host By 123 Flash Chat, not only you need to set Auth-URL by the instructions that mentions from the fifth step, but also write your Chat Client Location.

Or you choose Chat server Host By 123 Flash Chat For Free, please fill in your chat room name. (If you leave room name as blank, the default room name's value will be your domain's name.)

2. The following data of the chat room can display on Dolphin index page to attract more users to join chatting.
Total rooms, total connections, online users
Chat room list
Online user list
The 2 types of data can be individually disabled to display if you need.

3. Various chat clients and different open modes
You need to choose a chat client according to your need, as following:
Standard Chat (standard, with full features),
Html Chat (simple and neat)
Avatar Chat (with walking cartoon figures).
Also please set the chat client presents popup.

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

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Fourthly, configure Navigation
Please open Dolphin Admin Panel-> Builders-> Navigation Menu
Configure & save 123 Flash Chat Settings


Fifthly, integrate your chat with Dolphin user database.
1. Dolphin Admin Panel-> Modules-> 123FlashChat Admin Panel, log in the chat Admin Panel ->System Settings-> Integrate Panel.
2. Server Settings-> Integration-> DataBase-> SELECT: URL-> edit.

3. Change URL
http://<dolphin install directory>/modules/?r=123_flash_chat/login&username=%username%&password=%password%

4. Press OK to save your setting.
5. Restart chat server at System Management -> Restart
The following image describes how auth-URL integration works.

The Auth-URL application will perform as the communicating medium of the chat server and the database, i.e.: in fact, when a user logs on a chat server, the server won't connect to the user database directly, instead, it will send the username and password to the Auth- URL. Then the Auth- URL requests the database to authenticate the user. Finally, the Auth- URL will return the feedback to the chat server in a predefined way, whether approved or declined.

Integration done, enjoy your chat,

if you have any questions about chat room, please visit http://www.123flashchat.com/faq.html.
You can also send email to support@123flashchat.com, we offer free integration service for license buyer and yearly hosting buyer.

[ainitylor]

Thanks for this