Sorry, the Mini-Chat is currently unavailable

[seadog]

I just installed mChat on PHPBB3 version 3.0.12.

I am using the DarkIcy style. I have modified the CSS and changed the placement of the chat window.

The chat works fine on the master forum index page (index.php). However on sub forum lists (viewforum.php) I get "Sorry, the Mini-Chat is currently unavailable" and this is with the administrator account that has site wide full permissions. Judging by the results from the Google search this is quite a common issue but I cannot find anything on this forum that helps. Before I proceed with putting the chat on the rest of the site I need to get this fixed.

I don't see any other chat mods I can use in place of mChat so I'm really stuck with the only alternative of buying a license for UBB.Threads which has a nice chat feature.

Thanks.

[steve]

http://www.rmcgirr83.org/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=3968

[seadog]

I followed the instructions at viewtopic.php?f=61&t=3968 and all that did was disable the chat on the entire site. Could it be due to the line "$set_forum_id = (int) 233;"? If so what is the ID and where do I find it?

What am I doing wrong? I've been spinning my wheels now for two days and the boss is on my a.. to get this done. Why does this have to be so difficult?

[seadog]

So, on the hook_mchat.php script I commented the if statement so that these lines would be active regardless:
define('MCHAT_INCLUDE', true);
$mchat_include_index = true;
include($phpbb_root_path . 'mchat.' . $phpEx);

mChat still only works on index.php but not on viewforum.php. And I need it on other php pages as well. Not sure what else I can try. Looks like phpBB isn't going to work for me if a chatting feature can't be successfully implemented. Seems like a serious "feature" to me only to be able to have it on the index.php page.

[steve]

The statement will need reworked but im not on my pc, and i presume your not bothered about the sql querys added to the pages?

[seadog]

Hi Steve. Thanks for communicating. No, SQL queries don't bother me. I don't mind tearing into the code to make the changes either. Just need something that will work. I genuinely appreciate the help.

-- Bob

[seadog]

I developed a workaround that is working for me. In place of the chat code I placed an IFRAME to a reworked version of mChat.php. I copied all the related mChat.php files so that I could rework the styles and sizes placing the chat in the upper left corner with static height and width. I modified the various pages where I want the chat window so that it appears to the right of the main body of the page. I'm using this on a slightly customized version of the DarkIcy style.