Set default channel

[Prognatus]

I know this has been asked before here, but I didn't understand the answer(s). I've searched the Internet for weeks now trying to find an answer to this, without success. So please, please help me!

My problem is this: I create three channels for all users. It works, but all end up in the third channel (last one in the array) and so they have to manually select the first channel by clicking on it.

How do I set the first channel to default?


Here's my index.php:

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<?php
// die('Sorry, but the THT chatroom is closed for maintenance.');

define('IN_PHPBB', true);
$phpbb_root_path = (defined('PHPBB_ROOT_PATH')) ? PHPBB_ROOT_PATH : '../';
$phpEx = substr(strrchr(__FILE__, '.'), 1);
require($phpbb_root_path . 'common.' . $phpEx);
 
// Start session management
$user->session_begin();
$auth->acl($user->data);
$user->setup();
if ($user->data['user_id'] == ANONYMOUS)
{
    login_box('', $user->lang['LOGIN']);
}
date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
$utz = $user->data['user_timezone'];    // Get user's time zone information from phpBB3 account settings
                  
// Output page
page_header('Chatroom');

$template->set_filenames(array(
   'body' => 'chatroom_body.html',)
);

require_once dirname(__FILE__)."/src/phpfreechat.class.php";
$params                          = array();
$params["theme"]                 = "tht";
$params["title"]                 = " ";
$params["theme_path"]            = "../chat/themes";
$params["nick"]                  = $user->data['username'];
$params["serverid"]            = md5(__FILE__);      // calculate a unique id for this chat
$params["frozen_nick"]           = true;
$params["clock"]                 = false;
$params["startwithsound"]        = false;
$params["btn_sh_whosonline"]     = true;
$params["channels"]              = array('Chat', 'Logo chat', 'War room');
// $params["userchan"]              = array('Chat');   // This doesn't work ...
$params["time_offset"]        = $utz*60*60; // Sets user's time_offset to their timezone
$params["displaytabclosebutton"] = false;
$params["display_ping"]          = false;
$params["timeout"]               = 60000;
$params["max_channels"]          = 3;          // limit the number of joined channels tab to 3
$params["max_privmsg"]           = 1;          // limit the number of private message tab to 1
$params["refresh_delay"]        = 1000;       // chat refresh speed is 10 secondes (10000ms)
$params["max_msg"]             = 15;         // max message in the history is 15 (message seen when reloading the chat)
$params["connect_at_startup"]    = true;
$params["start_minimized"]       = false;
$params["nickmarker"]            = false;
$params["debug"]                 = false;
$params["isadmin"]               = false;
$params["firstisadmin"]          = false;
$params["bbcode_colorlist"]      = array('#FFFFFF','#8DEEEE','#1E90FF','#00FFFF','#FA8072','#DAA520','#FF3030','#FF5500',
                                         '#FFFF00','#00FF00','#98FB98','#F0E68C','#FF69B4','#BA55D3','#FFB5C5','#A3A9AD');
$params["nickname_colorlist"]    = array('#FFFFFF','#8DEEEE','#1E90FF','#00FFFF','#FA8072','#DAA520','#FF3030','#FF5500',
                                         '#FFFF00','#00FF00','#98FB98','#F0E68C','#FF69B4','#BA55D3','#FFB5C5','#A3A9AD');

// Guests / Anonumous, Bots, Newly registered users, and Ambassadors don't have access to chat
if ($user->data['group_id'] == 1 OR $user->data['group_id'] == 6 OR $user->data['group_id'] == 7 OR $user->data['group_id'] == 10)
{
  die('Access denied');
}
// if ($user->data['group_id'] == 4 OR $user->data['group_id'] == 5) // Admins and Moderators
if ($user->data['group_id'] == 9)            // Founder
{
   $params["isadmin"] = true;
}
$chat = new phpFreeChat($params);

// Send data to template
$template->assign_vars(array(
   'S_CHATROOM'   => $chat->printChat(true) . $warning)
);

page_footer();
?>


[OldWolf]

Maybe this is a stupid idea... but why don't you just reverse the order so that the one you want to be in is the last one?

[Prognatus]

Yes, I thought of that too. If I don't find any other solution I will do that, but I hesitate because it doesn't feel natural.

[bendeliduka]

What seems to work is to put the channel you want as your 'default' channel as the last channel in the list. This would be a duplicate entry if it's really the first channel...

Example:

$params["channels"] = array('Ch1','Ch2','Ch3','Ch4','Ch1');

when connecting to the chat server I believe the /join code is used to 'join' the channels (creating them if you are the first user on the chat) as such, it joins Ch1, Ch2, Ch3, Ch4, and then Ch1 again leaving you connected to the first channel/tab.