[KoST]

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]

    | 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:
    
    [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:
    
    • 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:
    

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // 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:
    

    php cross_server.php

    (you can use screen command to keep it running even after logout [help: enter 'man screen'])
    
    windows:
    

    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:
    

    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