QUESTION / Regarding 4WebHelp Chat Block on home page

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 7:01 pm (21 years, 5 months ago)

Hello,

How were you able to get the registered users name into the "Chat Block" with the join button?

I would like to do the same on my phpNuke site.

Did you use special code?
Would you be willing to share the code?
Would this work with a chat client other than Webmaster.org?
Did you have to purchase the Webmaster.org chat client ?

I noticed your settings were,
IRC Server: irc.4webhelp.net
Port: 7000
Channel: #4WebHelp

How would I be able to determine the settings for my web site ---> server, port, channel???

Thanks in advance for any and all responses.

WP1

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

WP1 wrote:

Hello,

How were you able to get the registered users name into the "Chat Block" with the join button?

I simply echo()ed the value of $userdata['username'] into the "value" of the form field. But that only works with phpBB.

Then the $username variable is passed onto chat.php, which then echoes $username into the config stuff for the Java applet.

Quote:

Did you have to purchase the Webmaster.org chat client Shocked

?

No, we are using the free version (sometimes referred to as "backpack").

Quote:

How would I be able to determine the settings for my web site ---> server, port, channel???

Your settings would be:

Server: backpack.webmaster.com (we just CNAMed irc.4webhelp.net to backpack.webmaster.com - looks better Wink

)
Room: whatever you call your room
Port: 7000

Get the backpack java applet: http://www.webmaster.com/products/backpack.htm

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 8:48 pm (21 years, 5 months ago)

Hello,

Thank you for responding.

I am using phpNuke6 with a phpBB port.

I am not that good at PHP yet.

Could you provide the script you placed in the block??

Thanks again in advance for your reply.

WP1

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

There's no point me posting it (it's actually only one line), because:

a) I don't know how Nuke's templating system works
b) It won't work on phpNuke anyway, because phpNuke doesn't use the same variable names as phpBB