java chat Mysql/php and phpbb

lcmp

Hi,
First of all i´m a total newbie. I´m actually a gráphic designer and i was entrusted to install a phpbb forum just like this.
OK no problem done.
Then we searched the web for a chat program which could be modified to do what we we´re asking it to do. So we found a programmer from jdevelop.com He said instalation of this chat ( which was made in Java and uses mysql for user password data ) was very simple and we had nothing to do.
So he installed this chat thing without the modifications we asked ( cause we haven´t payed him yet) he said the java chat applet would use the user database from the phpbb forum so that whenever a user is added or taken off the forum this would be reflected in the java chat applet accsess. So then he sends me 2 links to a php page which activates the applet but actually nothing works it just shows me 1 user in one page and another user in another page but no messages were sent.
So I mail the guy and he tells me that now i must:

you should 1) get the current user session 2) somehow populate the login and password from phpbb_users 3) assign the login and password to the username and password variables.

all what you need to do - populate the login and password from current logged user to phpbb into im1.php

WHAT??? so now from this thing almost installs it self we go to you must hire a php developer!!

I don´t know if anybody can help me or has the time to help but well.

Here´s the forum address:

http://precisefutures.com/forum/index.php

right besides the logo there´s a button which says:

open instant messenger window

A pop up comes out and that page has this address:

http://precisefutures.com/sim/im1.php

he refers to this page as:

¨all what you need to do - populate the login and password from current logged user to phpbb into im1.php¨

this is the code from this page:

<?php
$user='christian';
$password='6ebe76c9fb411be97b3b0d48b791a7c9';
?>
<html><style type="text/css">

</style>
<body>

I don´t know what else to say. Any help in this will be deeply appreciated.
thanx

psycorpse

I signed up on your site and I was logged into the applet. I didn't see anything wrong here? Are you getting any error messages? I am not sure what problem you are having. One thing that you could try is after the

<?php echo $user ?>

you might need to put a ; after the $user like this

<?php echo $user; ?>

and you would have to do the same with the password.

lcmp

Originally posted by psycorpse
I signed up on your site and I was logged into the applet. I didn't see anything wrong here? Are you getting any error messages? I am not sure what problem you are having. One thing that you could try is after the
<?php echo $user ?>
you might need to put a ; after the $user like this
<?php echo $user; ?>
and you would have to do the same with the password. [/B]

Thanx for your reply!!

Fortunately you didn´t have any problems with the chat applet beacuse a correct code has been inserted since!! this is the code which fixed the problem:

<?php
define('IN_PHPBB', true);
$phpbb_root_path = '../forum/';
include_once( $phpbb_root_path . 'extension.inc' );
include_once( $phpbb_root_path . 'common.' . $phpEx );
$userdata = session_pagestart( $user_ip, PAGE_INDEX );
if($userdata['session_logged_in'] != 1){
echo 'You must be logged in to access this page';
exit;
}

i´m posting the code just in case anybody runs into a situation like this they can start by copying it!!

THANX AGAIN!!