AlliedModders - CrossServer-AdminChat v2.0.3 (Jun 25, 2006)

CrossServer-AdminChat v2.0.3 - by KoST

Description:
- This software allows admins to chat to other admins on other servers (which have the cross_server.amxx running and are connected to the same master-server).
  admins have to begin their chat message with a '!' sign, then it will be sent to all admins on all connected servers and vice versa. All users can use the ! to send messages to all admins and say /admins or /admin to see a list of all online admins on all servers connected to the same master-server (see below).
  
  [this example shows 3 connected admins on 3 different servers]
  
  Code:
  
  | Printing Online Admins: +------------------------- | (The Coffee Shop - www.myspace.co) Frag Wolf | frags:13 - deaths:5 | (GirlPower | Popular Maps) [GirlPower]Janet | frags:4 - deaths:3 | (DustyPlace) KoST | frags:0 - deaths:0
- The chat messages are not sent from gameserver to gameserver and so on..
  instead you will have to set up a Master-Server for all the gameservers:
  http://webuser.hs-furtwangen.de/%7Ek...oss_server.png
  [this example shows 4 connected game servers]
- the number of gameservers you can connect to one master-server is not limited by the program itself; it depends on hardware/os where the master-server is running on.
  i was able to connect more than 100 test-clients on my computer.
- The Master-Server can be installed on any computer with static ip.
  You can install it for example on one of the gameservers or on any other server.
- The socket functions described here are part of an extension to PHP which must be enabled at compile time by giving the --enable-sockets option to configure. see phpinfo if your php has set '--enable-sockets' in configure(click here). however it is possible to get sockets running without recompile of php on windows: (click here)
- Chat looks like this:
  http://webuser.hs-furtwangen.de/%7Ek...xmodx/csac.jpg
  - green -> incoming messages
  - team color -> outgoing messages
- you can change the displayed hostname using server_name (see below).
- admins must have the ADMIN_KICK flag set ! (you can change this in the source if needed 'REQUIRED_ADMIN_LEVEL')
Setup:
- Master-Server: (IMPORTANT: do NOT put this under docroot of webserver, this is a php-shell-script which needs no webserver to run !!)
- Download the ZIP file (containing the master server) and extract it to a new directory on the computer which should be the master-server for all your single gameservers.
- Edit extracted 'cross_server.php' and find this:
  
  Code:
  
  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // specify the ip, port and password for the master-server: //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- define(SERVER_PWD,"lol"); define(SERVER_IP,"xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"); define(SERVER_PORT,1337); //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  here you have to set the ip, port and password of the master-server itself.
  SERVER_IP must be the ip of the computer running the master-server.
  SERVER_PORT you can choose.. (please do not set SERVER_PORT<=1024)
  (each gameserver must have this data to connect to your master-server)
  
  then you can start the master-server (you need shell access):
  linux:
  
  Code:
  
  php cross_server.php
  
  (you can use screen command to keep it running even after logout [help: enter 'man screen'])
  
  windows:
  
  Code:
  
  php.exe cross_server.php
  
  (you can use firedaemon for ex. to keep it running even after logout)
- Game-Server:
- Download the plugin by clicking on 'Get Plugin'.
- Install it on each server (upload amxx file to amxmodx/plugins | edit configs/plugins.ini)
- Make sure to activate sockets module in configs/modules.ini
- Edit new file configs/cross_server.ini
  add these lines:
  
  Code:
  
  server_name "Test" master_password "xxxxxxxxx" master_ip "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" master_port "xxxx"
- replace "xxx"s by the data you already specified when editing the cross_server.php file !
- if you set server_name "" or remove it completely then the hostname is taken.
- restart the gameserver after installing this plugin (no 'restart' or mapchange) !
Changelog:
- May 29,2006 v2.0 - first release
- May 30,2006 v2.0.1 - fixed: console print bug !!
- Jun 5,2006 v2.0.2 - fixed: now only admins with the right flag (default: ADMIN_KICK) can see the chat, not all admins.
- Jun 25,2006 v2.0.3 - fixed: a small bug where the config file was not read correctly if empty line at the end
AMXX < 1.71:
- if you are using an amxx version prior to v1.71 please use this version:
  http://forums.alliedmods.net/showpos...0&postcount=67