Cannot get chat on SMF 2.0.4

[rhnegativeforum]

I have tried many chat applications and none works. Please let me know one that I can upload without any extra hazzles.

Thanks!

Mike

[kat]

Thought of upgrading to 2.0.6, Mike?

Security holes plugged. Bugs fixed... You know it makes sense.

What do you mean by "None works"?

Any error messages, or something we can, actually, work with?

[rhnegativeforum]

Error messages:

At least one error was encountered during a test installation of this package. It is strongly recommended that you do not continue with installation unless you know what you are doing, and have made a backup very recently. This error may be caused by a conflict between the package you're trying to install and another package you have already installed, an error in the package, a package which requires another package that you don't have installed yet, or a package designed for another version of SMF.

Installation Readme

Thanks for downloading and beginning to install AChat, AChat stands for AJAX-Chat, our chat system implements AJAX to bring you a great flickerless refresh chat system, complete with BB codes and emoticons.

PLEASE READ::
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AChat is in ALPHA, some things have not been implemented yet, and other things are implemented but dont have a visual command, things like BB are implemented but no buttons have been shown, we will add these soon!
Also Achat DOES have an easy emoticon editing system, althoguh will will create a visual system soon, you can edit the emoticon list by opening Sources/AChat/settins.php from your FTP. You can edit or add emoticon images into the Sources/AChat/images/emotes/ folder.

Good luck and please feedback at our site http://resplace.net

Available Readme Languages: 

Installations actions for "SMF Achat ALPHA"
Installing this package will perform the following actions:
Type   Action   Description
*   1.   Execute Modification   ./index.php   Test failed
   1.   Replace   ./index.php   Test failed
*   2.   Execute Modification   ./Themes/default/index.template.php   Test failed
   1.   Replace   ./Themes/default/index.template.php   Test failed
   2.   Replace   ./Themes/default/index.template.php   Test failed
3.   Extract File   ./Sources/AChat.php   
4.   Extract File   ./Themes/default/AChat.template.php   
5.   Extract Tree   ./Sources/AChat   
6.   Execute Code   AChat_setup.php   

etc.

After tryng http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=458

[kat]

Well, it wouldn't, would it?

You're running SMF v2.0.4.

That mod says, quite clearly...

Compatible With: 1.1 RC1, 1.1 RC2, 1.1 RC3, 1.1.10

It ain't gonna happen, now, is it?

You need a mod that's compatible with v2.0.0 at least.

[rhnegativeforum]

OK, recommend me one please

[kat]

I've never used one, myself. So, I can't, really. We kinda rely on our Simple Portal's shoutbox.

[rhnegativeforum]

I am looking for something smooth like chatango, but better
Only visible to registered members and if possible, where people can also open private chats with each others.

[kat]

Best I can offer, is...

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?action=search;basic_search=chat

Read their support topics and you might get some ideas. But, make sure the ones you try are for SMF v2.0.0, or later. Also, before you mess around, with installing mods, read my sig, woncha? Click it, for the "How do I do that?" thing.

[rhnegativeforum]

Thanks, I backed up through the forum:

Help Backup Database
Download a backup copy of your forums database in case of emergency.

Save the table structure.
Save the table data (the important stuff).
Compress the file with gzip.

Upgrading now. Direct from 4 to 6 or better to 5 and then 6?

Thanks

[kat]

I wouldn't rely on that, to be honest. Plus, that only saves the database, not the software.

[rhnegativeforum]

Ahh ok thanks.

I believe this should work:

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1256

Thanks a lot for your help =

[kat]

Pleasure, matey!

Yep. Should be OK. You'll need to use emulation, to get that installed, probably. During the install, look for "Advanced" and click that. You'll need to emulate 2.0.2.

[rhnegativeforum]

I tried http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=3711 and not working. Went to parse 2.0.6 and in sources/load.php I first added after

// Do any style sheets first, cause we're easy with those.

this

global $boardurl,$cookiename,$boarddir;

$ses = NULL;
$xhash = 0;

if (!empty($_COOKIE[$cookiename]))
{
   $data = str_replace("\\", "", $_COOKIE[$cookiename]);
   $data = @unserialize($data);
   $ses = $data[0];
}

if(is_file($boarddir."/freichat/hardcode.php")){

       require $boarddir."/freichat/hardcode.php";

       //$uid is defined in the above required file   
       $temp_id =  $ses . $uid;

       $xhash = md5($temp_id);

}




$context['html_headers'] .= '<script type="text/javascript" language="javascipt"src="'.$boardurl.'/freichat/client/main.php?id='.$ses.'&xhash='.$xhash.'"></script>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="'.$boardurl.'/freichat/client/jquery/freichat_themes/freichatcss.php" type="text/css" />';

No chat showing. What am I doing wrong?

[kat]

You'd probably be best asking this in the mod's support topic.

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=505633.msg3559351#msg3559351

This may even have already been mentioned, there.

Maybe this post?

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=505633.msg3600246#msg3600246

[rhnegativeforum]

Thanks. Followed their instructions. Still nothing. Will see if someone is going to reply to my comment.

[kat]

As this has been kinda moved to the support topic, I'll mark this one as having been solved