Chatbox

KriZ · April 25th, 2008, 3:42 AM

I'm on a dedicated server, and I'd like a chatbox for my members.

The problem with standard chatboxes is, they are not integrated into my already existing member system.

I'm a pretty good at flash, so the frontend shouldn't be a problem.

But the backend... I really don't have a clue... a database seems completely wrong for this.

Anyone got a suggestion?

**Dan** · April 25th, 2008, 1:56 PM

What member system do you have set up now? Is it a preconfigured script or one you bought/downloaded?

There is Cbox About Free Tagboard and Chat Widget for your Site that claims it is easy to integrate the chat box into any other script you have running. I haven't personally tried it yet though.

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If you host your own website with its own userbase, it is quite easy to integrate Cbox so that it automatically assigns the correct names to users logged in to your website.

If your site is PHP-based (e.g. phpNuke, vBulletin, phpBB), alter your Cbox HTML code in the following way:

...&sec=form&nme=<?=urlencode($name)?>&amp ;nmekey=<?=md5('skldfnaskl23'.$name)?>

Where the variable $name appears, insert the variable that represents the user's name as retrieved from your userbase. This will vary depending on your CMS or forum system. After changing your code, enable user override below.

KriZ · April 28th, 2008, 8:08 AM

Thanks for your reply Dan.

It's a member system I created myself.

I looked at Cbox but it seems to be more a tagboard than an actual chatbox. I already have a tagboard that I made myself, but I wanted to "upgrade" to a real chatbox.

I don't mind making the complete thing by myself, but I just don't know how I can make the backend work... I probably need to install some chatbox-server software?

JakeSee · May 3rd, 2008, 10:17 AM

gimme a minute i go check... found: http://www.smartfoxserver.com/

it's a game server, but you can just use the chat features of the whole package. you can replace the interface with your own designs by changing the symbols in the flash files.

if instead you want to code from scratch, you will need socket/TCP-IP programming as the back end, then transmit data to flash in the form of say.. XML...

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April 28th, 2008, 8:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
KriZ Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in May 2007 11 posts Gave thanks: 3 Thanked 0 times	Thanks for your reply Dan. It's a member system I created myself. I looked at Cbox but it seems to be more a tagboard than an actual chatbox. I already have a tagboard that I made myself, but I wanted to "upgrade" to a real chatbox. I don't mind making the complete thing by myself, but I just don't know how I can make the backend work... I probably need to install some chatbox-server software?

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