To add a feature-rich chat room to your MyBB, please refer to the following instructions. Firstly, please download MyBB chat module, and uncompress the package.  Then copy files: 1. Copy: folder 123flashchat/ To: <MyBB installed directory>/123flashchat/
2. Copy: /images/toplinks/icon_123flash_chat.gif To: <MyBB installed directory>/images/toplinks/icon_123flash_chat.gif Secondly, edit files. 1. Login your website admin panel->Templates & Style -> Templates->Manage Template Sets->Default Templates->Header Templates->header.  Find <ul> After add <script language="javascript" src="{$mybb->settings['bburl']}/123flashchat/chatwinsize.php"></script> <li><a href="javascript:openChat();"><img src="{$mybb->settings['bburl']}/{$theme['imgdir']}/toplinks/icon_123flash_chat.gif" alt="" title="" />Chat</a></li>  2. Login your website admin pane ->Templates & Style -> Templates->Manage Template Sets->Default Templates->Index Page Templates->index_stats  Then please copy the following code, and paste them in the end. <tr><td class="tcat"><span class="smalltext"><strong>Chat</strong></span></td></tr> <tr> <td class="trow1"> <span class="smalltext"> {$chat_info['connections']} {$chat_info['logon_users']} {$chat_info['room_numbers']} {$chat_list} </span> </td> </tr> 3. Please open <MyBB installed directory>/index.php Find: $lang->load("index"); After Add: // begin 123 flash chat mod include require_once MYBB_ROOT."123flashchat/functions_chat.php"; $chat_info = getChatters(); $chat_list = getChatterList(); if ( $running_mode != 3){ $chat_info['room_numbers'] = 'There are <b>'.$chat_info['room_numbers'].'</b> rooms<br>'; $chat_info['connections']= 'There are <b>'.$chat_info ['connections'].' </b> connections<br>'; } $chat_info['logon_users']= 'There are <b>'.$chat_info['logon_users'].' </b> logon users<br>'; $chat_list = 'User list: <b>'.$chat_list.' </b> <br><br><a href="javascript:openChat();">Click here to start chatting</a>'; //end 123 flash chat mod > Thirdly, configure MyBB chat module's running mode. Please choose the running mode according to your need, and the configuration path is <MyBB installed directory>/123flashchat/flashchatconf/config.php. Then configure the following parameters: $running_mode Configuration reference: $running_mode = 1; (only 1 or 2 or 3) 1. Chat server is hosted by your own ($running_mode = 1). If your chat is hosted by your own, 123FlashChat server software should be installed at first, please download 123FlashChat.  Configuration path: <MyBB installed directory>/123flashchat/flashchatconf/config_local.php Configure the following parameters: $chat_group = "default"; $client_size_width = 634; $client_size_height = 476; $chat_data_path = "<123flashchat installed directory>/server/data/default/"; $primary_server_host = "localhost"; $primary_server_port = 51127; $chat_client_root_path = “http://localhost/client”; $swf_file_name = "123flashchat.swf"; 2. Chat server is hosted by 123flashchat.com ($running_mode = 2). If your chat is hosted by 123Flashchat.com, no 123FlashChat server software is needed to be installed; you may connect to your host chat room directly. Configuration path: <MyBB installed directory>/123flashchat/flashchatconf/config_host.php Configure the following parameters: $client_size_width = 634; $client_size_height = 476; $client_location = "http://host*.123flashchat.com/hostname/"; 3. Chat server is hosted by 123flashchat.com free of charge ($running_mode = 3). If you prefer free hosting, then you don't have to install 123 Flash Chat server software, we take care the hosting and all you need to do is just pick a room name you want.  Configuration path: <MyBB installed directory>/123flashchat/flashchatconf /config_free.php Configure the following parameters: $room_name = "YourRoomName"; (If you leave $room_name as blank, the default $room_name's value will be your domain's name.) $client_size_width = 634; $client_size_height = 476; Fourthly, integrate your chat with MyBB user database, after doing that, users can auto-login your MyBB 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. 1. Log in the Chat Admin Panel. 2. Server Settings -> Integration ->DataBase -> SELECT: URL -> edit.  3. Change URL to http://<MyBB installed directory>/123flashchat/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 support@123flashchat.com, we offer free integration service for license buyer and yearly hosting buyer. |