How to add a chat room to your phpFox 1.x

To add a feature-rich chat room to your phpFox 1.x, please refer to the following instructions.

Firstly, please download phpFox chat module, and uncompress the package.

Then copy folder plugins/123flashchat/ to<phpFox installed directory> /plugins/123flashchat/

Secondly, configure phpFox chat module's running mode.

Please choose the running mode according to your need, and the configuration path is
<phpFox installed directory>/plugins/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:
<phpFox installed directory>/plugins/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:
<phpFox installed directory>/plugins/123flashchat/flashchatconf/config_host.php

Configure the following parameters:

Configuration reference:
$chat_group = "default";
$client_size_width = 634;
$client_size_height = 476;
$primary_server_port = 51127;
$chat_client_root_path = “http://host*.123flashchat/hostname/”;
$swf_file_name = "123flashchat.swf";

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:
<phpFox installed directory>/plugins/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.)

Thirdly, edit files.

Open: <phpFox installed directory>/design/templates/default/public/_template.html

<td><a {if $aCurrUser }href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="popUp2('{url link='public.account.messenger' }','330','615','yes','200','100', 'messenger');" {else}href="{url link=public.login}"{/if }>{language text='Mod_Chat.instant_messenger'}</a></td>

<!-- 123 Flash Chat Server Software Mod Begin -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="{url link='public.plugins.123flashchat'}window.php?roomname={Site::SiteTitle}"></script>
<!-- 123 Flash Chat Server Software Mod End -->

Fourthly, integrate your chat with phpFox user database, after doing that, users can auto-login your phpFox 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://<phpFox installed directory>/plugins/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.