So I have upgraded freichat to version 8 on my server (custom install, not without issues) and adjusted many functions according to my needs. I added user pictures to the chatroom, modified database design a bit, etc.
The code is generally nice but I have a few questions:

1. First of all, there is a nasty bug in the install which fails right at the start saying that "arg.php is not writeable" (although it is). After spending 20 minutes banging my head against the wall checking permissions, I checked the freichat code and noticed it is "hardcode.php" that actually needs to be writeable. So you need to adjust the message there.

2. Secondly, why did you choose to revert to MyISAM, especially now in the days of Mysql 5.5 when InnoDB is the default and is clearly superior in every way (even more so for a chat application)?

3. Third, are you sure it's worth using persistent connections? Most users might run into issues because of this, if they don't know how to adjust their "max_connections" variable in my.cnf. And the performance benefits are neglijible, especially if the sql server resides on the same machine as the web server (as probably most of your users do). In my case, a few minutes after launching the chat on the live server, I ran into a "Failed to conect to SQL server; Too many connections" error. Luckily I knew immediately how to fix it.

That's it for now; more feedback coming :)

I manage to get to step 4 of the General installation document. There, when i choose my password (or leave it default) i get the following message: "Failed to connect using the given credential "and its shows me a step3-like page which ask me if given information is correct? I use zoomla CMS and everything seems correct in that page but i still get that error.

it will be usefull to be able to change the color or size of the text.
Thx

Hi,

I've installed the chat on my Joomla 2.5.8 site and it's working great but ideally I'd like to restrict it to a different Usergroup than Registered Users. Could someone tell me if it's possible to edit something so I could change this?

Also is there any way I can restrict one room to a particular usergroup for private chat?

Thanks

I am using Joomla 1.5.25 with FreiChat.V.8.0.1.zip. I uploaded the zip file to my joomla directory and extracted it. Changed file permissions and installed it.
I downloaded the module mod_freichat_v7.zip but could not install it because of this error message

"Error! Could not find a Joomla! XML setup file in the package."

I looked at the readme and it says install from Joomla administrator but this is not working please advise.

Free Chat I've bought via paypal. Where can I download it.

My-Download ----------- No Downloads Purchased

lg Wolfgang

I have a problem with the chat ... the chat works fine, but i can't see avatar images near the nick of every user ... i see the typical image that is showed in a browser when there is a wrong image path (by the "img" tag).

What's the problem? How can I resolve ?

Hi,

Did the install and added the module to inner-bottom position and a few others.
Wasn't asked to enter any db info as i did the Joomla install and it went smooth.
Went in to the admin panel and had a look at the user list, it has every user listed.
The module itself shows only the title and i can find the word freix in the page source code, it's in all the urls.

I tried embedding that code above the html header for the page, in my case a yootheme template (/templates/theme/layouts/template.php) if i'm correct.

I enabled js and php debug in the admin panel for freix, nothing much in the freixlog file, it showed one user "me" username is available:

January 25, 2013, 7:09 pm: main.php loaded

January 25, 2013, 7:09 pm: Inserted the user with the following data :: Username = Me And ID = 841 Default status = I am available

Not sure what else to try maybe you have a few suggestions?

Forgot to add, is the module suppose to have no settings panel on the right?

Thanks later

change theme disabled?

Hello, I have not figured out if the v8 is activated the video chat

HI Folks,
I wanted to know whether any chat plugin available for mobile. because the current chat if i tries to access in mobile it does not support properly.

Its been a month or so , and a major version i.e, 8.0 has now been released; after all the last minute bug fixes .



Features / Improvements:

1. Return cursor to first line on carriage return
2. Auto-focus text area when smiley is selected
3. time is shown in chatroom
4. Persistent status of minimize/maximize of chatbox after reload [can be made user defined]
5. chatroom position can be switched between left and right in the backend
6. chatroom autoclose can be set in the backend
7. 4 decimal precision for messages for accurate delivery
8. reduced overhead due to translate.min.js
9. Overall JS overhead reduced from 504.8 KB to 288.54 KB
10. Auto increase height with message content
11. Conditional loading of jQuery

Bugs / Fixes:

1. zlib conflict
2. loading of previous messages when clicked on online user.
3. listing of unnecessary file "index.html" in language selection in backend.
4. solved lagging on loading large list of users in moderation section in backend.
5. unnecessary commas between messages.
6. fixed problem of unsent messages due to fast typing.[messages are now queued]
7. fixed ordering of messages (ordered by time instead of sent)
8. email bug fixed
9. auto-install for sugarCRM

CSS fixes:

1. corrected height of elements
2. corrected padding for search
3. chatroom fix for firefox
4. unnecessary scroll bar when one user is online
5. solved many conflicts with inherited styles/properties
6. Some IE fixes

Dependency Updates:

1. jQuery updated tp 1.8.3
2. jQuery UI updated to 1.9.2
3. Added LESS framework for CSS

Security fixes:

1. SQL injection fixed


An Important Change:

the themes directory has been changed from
~freichat/client/jquery/freichat_themes to
~freichat/client/themes

freichat v8 error with firefox does not write in the chat
how do I activate the video chat?

Hello everyone,

after installing Freichat 8.0 everything worked fine with Google Chrome (I was missing the videochat feature but that may have other reasons)

But a few minutes later every user using firefox told me, the textarea for message input isn't accessible, so I re-installed V7.6 and everything was okay again - even with Firefox.

Another question: Is there a preferred method for updating an installation?

Dear all,

First: Great extension!

I work with Joomla! and Community builder and the paid version.

Have published the module and works fine so far. Only ... I want to make the module invisible. How?

I know it has to be published ... But there is now reason to show it.

Hope you can help,

Best Dimitri

The issuse I am having is installing Freichat on elgg 1.8

I get to the box that says add the following lines in your
Add the following lines in your
head.php in views/default/page/elements/in the header(before

tag)

then this code

<!--===========================FreiChatX=======START=========================-->
<!-- For uninstalling ME , first remove/comment all FreiChatX related code i.e below code
Then remove FreiChatX tables frei_session & frei_chat if necessary
The best/recommended way is using the module for installation -->

<?php if(isset($_SESSION["guid"])==true) {$ses=$_SESSION["guid"]; } else {$ses=0;}
if(!function_exists("freichatx_get_hash")){
function freichatx_get_hash($ses){

if(is_file("/home/mrcoffee/public_html/mod/chat/vendors/freichat/hardcode.php")){

require "/home/mrcoffee/public_html/mod/chat/vendors/freichat/hardcode.php";

$temp_id = $ses . $uid;

return md5($temp_id);

}
else
{
echo "<script>alert('module freichatx says: hardcode.php file not
found!');";
}

return 0;
}
}
?> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascipt" src="http://planofaction.info/mod/chat/vendors/freichat/client/main.php?id=&lt;?php%20echo%20%24ses;?&gt;&amp;xhash=&lt;?php%20echo%20freichatx_get_hash(%24ses);%20?&gt;"></script><link rel="stylesheet" href="http://planofaction.info/mod/chat/vendors/freichat/client/jquery/freichat_themes/freichatcss.php" type="text/css">
<!--===========================FreiChatX=======END=========================-->


Problem is, I dont see a Head tag.
in
/home/mrcoffee/public_html/views/default/page/elements/head.php
I see

<?php /**
* The standard HTML head
*
* @uses $vars['title'] The page title
*/

// Set title

if (empty($vars['title'])) {
$title = elgg_get_config('sitename');
} else {
$title = elgg_get_config('sitename') . ": " . $vars['title'];
}

global $autofeed;
if (isset($autofeed) && $autofeed == true) {
$url = full_url();
if (substr_count($url,'?')) {
$url .= "&view=rss";
} else {
$url .= "?view=rss";
}
$url = elgg_format_url($url);
$feedref = <<<END

<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS" href="{$url}" />

END;

} else {
$feedref = "";
}

$js = elgg_get_loaded_js('head');
$css = elgg_get_loaded_css();

$version = get_version();
$release = get_version(true);
?>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="ElggRelease" content="&lt;?php echo $release; ?&gt;">
<meta name="ElggVersion" content="&lt;?php echo $version; ?&gt;">
<title><?php echo $title; ?></title>
<?php echo elgg_view('page/elements/shortcut_icon', $vars); ?><?php foreach ($css as $link) { ?><link rel="stylesheet" href="&lt;?php%20echo%20%24link;%20?&gt;" type="text/css">
<?php } ?><?php $ie_url = elgg_get_simplecache_url('css', 'ie');
$ie7_url = elgg_get_simplecache_url('css', 'ie7');
$ie6_url = elgg_get_simplecache_url('css', 'ie6');
?><!--[if gt IE 7]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo $ie_url; ?>" />
<![endif]--><!--[if IE 7]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo $ie7_url; ?>" />
<![endif]--><!--[if IE 6]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo $ie6_url; ?>" />
<![endif]--><?php foreach ($js as $script) { ?><script type="text/javascript" src="&lt;?php%20echo%20%24script;%20?&gt;"></script><?php } ?><script type="text/javascript">
// <![CDATA[
<?php echo elgg_view('js/initialize_elgg'); ?>
// ]]>
</script>

Hi,

I am using free version 7.6 of FreiChat and i can't change purge/delete message history setting. When i change zero with any other number and click submit the system doesn't save it. After i enter config page again the number is zero.

Please help

Thanks

Hi admin!

I downloaded the latest software in free version 7.6.
I am having problems with integrating my login database to the freichat.

I followed the steps which was shown in the How to? tab, Custom Install Video.

I have my code mirrored like what youve discussed in "Custom Install", now I am wondering what went wrong because I'm having this error "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token

BTW, i am running my server via localhost.

Hoping for your reply! God bless!!

Hello,

my website visitors and I love your wonderful software. Only users connecting with a smartphone are complaining about difficult handling.

Would it be possible to have a "full page" with available users (perhaps users with new messages could be highlited) and another full page chat window containing the conversation with one user, selected on the first page?

First off, i love the chat program, but i have a few issues:

1. the user list and list of chatrooms dont line up side by side, they both end up below the active chatroom and the background is transparent, even though i choose an image background.


2, i am using a flash video chatroom in an iframe, your instant messenger window loses their top header, they just disappear, so i cant close that instant chat window or shrink it!!

any ideas on a fix?

Hi

I am trying to hide the chatroom slider. I changed the arg.php file and disabled the plugin. but this disables the chat feature and does not disable chatroom slider. pls advise.

I suggest adding the utilization of avatars from phpbb.

I use freichat in joomla and phpbb bridged with jfusion.

Why is there no "search" on the forum? Rather hard to find stuff - anyway, my Chat tab is top left of my website - joom mod installed, is there anyway to place it in a certain place? thank you

I have this configuration on the bridge jfusion:
phpbb3 this master.
joomla this slave.

I installed Freichat integration with joomla, and installed the module for joomla Freichat.

The chat and chat room function normally, but the avatars of phpbb3 not appear, instead there appears a random avatar from gravatar.com

How to make the Freichat use the avatars of phpbb3?

I'll need to install Freichat integration with phpbb?
I would not, because then the index would have to edit my theme manually, correct?

I appreciate any help!

I tried to install freichat on my website at http://e-bindalmin.badilag.net/2013/freichat
but when i click the Accept button, he did not proceed to the next step. please help and thank you ..

Can i force users to log into the chat while checking my current user db to see if they are a registered user already. I do not want this to autologin when joining site and i do not want guests to use.

Hi admin

When i try to send the chat to an email account, a error message appeared: Contents as follows
SMTP --> ERROR: Password not accepted from server 535-5.71
Username & password not accepted. Learn more at 535.5.7.1 ...support.google
SMTP Error: Could not authenticate
Message was not sent.
Mailer error: SMTP Error: Could not authenticate

Few points i can't understand (now understand after the HOT finds, just ignore 1 & 2)
1 I did not send to gmail, it was just a mail box in the website.
2 the browser i use when the chat is going on is FireFox

HOT: JUST FOUND, back end frei_config shows
mailtype smtp
smtp_server smtp.gmail.com
smtp_port 465

HOTTER: Just found the admin panel to do the same. How to change the password to this panel?
HOTTEST: Further found, need to set username and password at arg.php. I can't do it here, it seems it is done at hardcore.php /* email plugin */ $smtp_username = 'usernameHere??; $smtp_password = 'passwordHere??%';


Drop this question also: So what should i do overcome this hitch?

New Q: How I send you a screen shot as you don't let us allow attachment at this initialization of thread. Did i again got it wrong

Drop this stupid statement: Bugging thought: Since smtp_server is xxx.gmail.com then it will ask for password before it allow you to send email through it, how does the system respond to this. Please enlighten, already enlightenED. Only left to test it.


I think your system is good, i will put it in the testimonial with a 1-stop fast track help on how to use it for novice like me. Help me to help us. I can see the answers to almost all that our needs -like u say need is the mother of all effort.

Cheers!

Hello,

this ist my first installation of freichat on my page:
www.fretties.de

Installation was no problem, but if i go online in freichat, it stuck on get user data, but nothing happend ...

My Installation:
Joomla 2.5.8
JomSocial 2.6.2
FreiChat 7.6

Can you help me please?

Thanks, Marco

see Avatar Kunena is this possible?

How can i fix location of "chat room" and "user" tab location to a fixed place.