To add a feature-rich chat room to your Moodle, please refer to the following instructions.
Firstly, please download Moodle chat module, and uncompress the package.
Then copy the following files. 1. Copy: mod/flashchat/ To: <Moodle installed directory>/mod/flashchat/
2. Copy: mod/icon.gif To: <Moodle installed directory>/mod/icon.gif
Secondly, install the module in admin panel. 1. Please enter your Moodle website admin panel -> "Notifications", then this module will be automatically installed in your website.
2.Moodle website admin panel -> "turn editing on" -> Choose: "add an activity" (in "Main Menu") -> Select: "Flashchat".
Thirdly, "Add a new chat room" and configure chat module's running mode. After you have finished the above steps, please edit the module parameters.
1. Choose a name for the chat room. (For example: 123flashchat)
2. Please choose the running mode according to your need. (1) Client server hosted by your own
If your chat is hosted by your own, 123 Flash Chat server software should be installed at first, please download 123 Flash Chat software.
Then configure the following parameters:
(2) Client server hosted by 123flashchat.com
If your chat is hosted by 123flashchat.com, you don’t need install 123FlashChat server software, and connect to your host chat room directly.
Please configure the following parameters:
(3) Client server hosted by 123 flash chat.com free of charge
we take care the hosting and all you need to do is just pick a room name you want.
Please configure the following parameters:
Fourthly, integrate your chat with Moodle user database, after doing that, users can auto-login your Moodle chat, it means they won't have to enter their accounts again. If you choose running mode (1) or mode (2), you need to set Auth-URL by following the instructions below.
3. Change URL to http://<Moodle installed directory>/mod/flashchat/login_chat.php?username=%username%&password=%password%
4. Press OK to save your setting.
5. Restart chat server at Server 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 [email protected], we offer free integration service for license buyer and yearly hosting buyer.
