Installing Members Chat Tool Bar - Power Tool
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Before you begin
Before you start installing the
Members Chat Tool Bar make sure you have done the following
- Downloaded the most recent version at:
PHPmotion Forum
- Ordered and received our copy of the license file
General Instructions
1) Unpacking and Uploading
Unzip the downloaded file onto your computer. You will now have a folder called memberstoolbar
Upload this whole folder into your FTP into the addons folder. You should now have a structure like /addons/memberstoolbar
Upload your license file using FTP into /addons/memberstoolbar/license_mtb.php
NB: The following files must be uploaded in BINARY MODE
/ajax_chat.php
/ajax_env.php
/ajax_feed.php
/ajax_rooms.php
/config.inc.php
/setup.php
If the setup tells you to CHMOD folders, the following folders must be CHMOD to 777
/addons
/addons/memberstoolbar
/addons/memberstoolbar/data
3) Delete unwanted files
When you have finished setup, delete the following files
/addons/memberstoolbar/setup.php
Additional Instructions
Editing your main template file
You will now need to edit your main template file.
INSTRUCTION (1): Depending on which version of PHPmotion you are running the main template file will be as follows:
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V2 Users
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/templates/main_1.htm
V3 Users (default theme)
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/themes/default/templates/main_1.htm
V3 Users (custom theme)
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/themes/YOUR-THEME-FOLDER(e.g. zendo)/templates/main_1.htm
Editing the <head></head> section
Once you have found the main template file,
download it with your FTP and
edit as follows (use a plain text editor like notepad)
INSTRUCTION (2): Add this code just before the closing </head> tag
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<!-- Members ToolBar - Start (place this as thelast item im head)-->
<script type="text/javascript">
var mtb_sub_folder_installation = '';
var mtb_base_url = Base_SiteUrl()+mtb_sub_folder_installation+"/addons/memberstoolbar/";
var mtb_base = Base_SiteUrl();
function Base_SiteUrl(){
var url = window.location.href;
url = url.replace("http://", "");
var urlExplode = url.split("/");
var serverName = urlExplode[0];
serverName = "http://"+serverName;
return serverName;
}
</script>
<link href="[var.base_url]/addons/memberstoolbar/css/main.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="[var.base_url]/addons/memberstoolbar/javascripts/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="[var.base_url]/addons/memberstoolbar/javascripts/jquery.livequery.js">
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="[var.base_url]/addons/memberstoolbar/javascripts/toolbar.config.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="[var.base_url]/addons/memberstoolbar/javascripts/toolbar.js"></script>
<!-- Members ToolBar - End -->
NOTE: If you have installed PHPmotion in a
sub-folder (i.e.
http://www.yourdomain.com/videos ) you will need to change the line above:
var mtb_sub_folder_installation = '';
Change it to show your subfolder
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var mtb_sub_folder_installation = '/yoursubfolder';
Editing the <body></body> section
INSTRUCTIONS (3): Add this code just before the closing </body> tag
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<!-- Members ToolBar -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="[var.base_url]/addons/memberstoolbar/javascripts/toolbar.inc.js"></script>
<!-- Members ToolBar End-->
When you have finished,
reupload the file to where you downloaded it from into your FTP
Optional Configuration changes
You can change various aspects of the Members Tool Bar by editing the following files (instructions written in each file)
- /memberstoobar/config.inc.php
- /memberstoolbar/javascripts/toolbar.inc.js
Using The Tool Bar
Your members will now see the tool bar whenever they are logged into your web site
Common Installation Errors
The following are typical errors that you may get and they are due to having missed one of the instructions above
Chat is not showing
1- Firstly, make sure you are logged is as the toolbar will only come up when a user is logged in.
2- Make sure you have done the 2 steps above (if they apply to you...i.e if you are using a custom theme) [header & footer]
3- Make sure you have uploaded your license file (/addons/memberstoolbar/license_mtb.php)
I get a Internal Server Error when I load the embedder
Some server dont like CHMOD 777 (as instructed aboev). You should CHMOD any file you were told to 755 instead
Chat bar does not stay at the bottom of the page
We have found that some adverts code (for your bottom ads on your site) can cause this type of error. Try disabling your bottom ads
For further help with installation you can try
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Peer support in our forum
