Kick ghost user on join when frozen_nick is enabled

by **shini** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:04 pm

I would like to automatically kick an existing user when a new user connects with the same name when frozen_nick is enabled. Since the user can't choose his nick, if a connection is already opened with that nick, the old (ghost) connection should be closed so the new connected user can enter the chat with the same nick without having to wait for the ghost connection to close (especially when 'timeout' is set to a high value).

(excuse my english, i'm french)

by **phpfreechat** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:10 pm

Currently this is not doable.
You have to manage the user uniqueness before the chat is open.

by **shini** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:21 am

I can't figure out how to do this... Could I have a little code sample please?

by **phpfreechat** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:05 pm

You have to use a database to store all the users id. Then create a basic registration system to authenticate these users before chatting.

by **shini** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:03 pm

The users are already authentified in a database when they connect the chat... How could I check if someone with the same nick is connected to the chat before the "new phpFreeChat( $params )" command ?

by **Colnect.com** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:00 pm

I have a similar problem and would appreciate some suggested solution. I use the "nick" parameter to set an authenticated user's name and since sometimes the user is kicked out he'll receive a "Chosen nickname is not allowed" next time he tries to login.

by **emphasis** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:06 am

Hello! I'm trying to do this same thing.
My users swap computers frequently and I tryed to shutdown the previous connection by eliminating the database reccords... but it won't work!
Somehow it manages to restore the deleted rows!
Do anyone know something about this?

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