ArrowChat

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 with a strictly nginx server. After some research, I'm to understand that I need the re-write codes stored in Arrowchat's .htaccess file converted to nginx directives. Can anyone assist? I tried several times and always failed since I'm already using a var in the directive to re-write my site which apparently can't be used twice, but there may be a workaround.

Thoughts or ideas are most appreciated!

What’s the issue you’re having? It’s not common to have issues with nginx.

What’s the issue you’re having? It’s not common to have issues with nginx.

My apologies, I didn't get a notification of this reply.

Basically, I'm running a nginx only Ubuntu 20.04/PHP 8.2.8 server with Apache turned off. I needed to add some back end nginx directives so my Xenforo 2.2 forum would re-write correctly. But this also means that .htaccess can't be used (I'm assuming). Arrowchat 4 seems to use .htaccess, so I was trying to figure out how to get it to work by adding more nginx directives. But with, or without .htaccess, it doesn't seem to work at all, user side. I even turned Apache back on and restored the .htaccess files.

It installs perfectly, and I can access the admin panel without issue. Very strange!

Any ideas?

What part isn't working?

ArrowChat doesn't actually require an htaccess file to run; it only makes things more user friendly.

What part isn't working?

ArrowChat doesn't actually require an htaccess file to run; it only makes things more user friendly.

The install process works, the Arrowchat admin is perfect, and I added the code to my Xenforo "PAGE.CONTAINER" template. But when I load my forum, it doesn't show up. It is set to member's only, and everyone chats with everyone. But I simply don't see the chat bubble.

I'll install it again and see about enabling errors and inspect it, etc.

I'll get back to you. Thanks!

That's probably because you are using non-standard sessions in Xenoforo, perhaps Memcached.

If you are using memcached with XenForo, here is the get_user_id() function:

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    function get_user_id()
    {
        global $db;
        
        $userid = NULL;
        
        $m = new Memcached();
        $m->addServer('127.0.0.1', 11211);

        if (!empty($_COOKIE['xf_session']))
        {   
            $session = $m->get('xf_session_' . $_COOKIE['xf_session']);
            
            if (!empty($session))
            {
                $data = unserialize($session[0]);
                $data = unserialize($data);
                $userid = $data['user_id'];
                
                if (!empty($userid))
                {
                    $result = $db->execute("
                        SELECT is_banned, user_state
                        FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . DB_USERTABLE . "
                        WHERE " . DB_USERTABLE_USERID . " = '" . $userid . "'
                    ");
                    
                    if ($row = $db->fetch_array($result))
                    {
                        if ($row['is_banned'] == 1 OR $row['user_state'] == 'email_confirm' OR $row['user_state'] == 'moderated' OR $data['isIpBanned']['result'] == true)
                        {
                            $userid = NULL;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        return $userid;
    }

You just need to replace this with your get_user_id() function in the includes/integration.php file.

Ah! Fixed! I was caching sessions. I removed that from my Xenforo config, and the chat came right up. Thank you very much!!! I've been having this issue for literally months.

:)

The same issue on nginx server, the chat icon appears only if I turn off Redis cashing in the xenforo config file:

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$config['cache']['enabled'] = false;
$config['cache']['sessions'] = false;
$config['cache']['provider'] = 'SV\RedisCache\Redis';

Any workarounds to leave Redis caching enabled and chat that work?
Thanks