local Shutup = { }

function getPlayerFromNamePart(name)
    if name then
        for i, player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do
            if string.find(getPlayerName(player):lower(), tostring(name):lower(), 1, true) then
                return player
            end
        end
    end
    return false
end

function mmute ( message, messageType )
  if Shutup[getPlayerSerial(source)] then
      if (messageType == 0) or (messageType == 1) then
           cancelEvent()
		   outputChatBox ("Console: you are muted (mainchat only)", source,255,165,0)
      end
   end
end
addEventHandler( "onPlayerChat", getRootElement(), mmute )

function mutePlayerCommand (thePlayer, command, pp)
        local mutedPlayer = getPlayerFromNamePart (  pp )

        if  hasObjectPermissionTo ( thePlayer, "function.setPlayerMuted", true )  and mutedPlayer then
                        if Shutup[getPlayerSerial(mutedPlayer)] then
                                if getElementType ( mutedPlayer ) == "player" then
                     Shutup[getPlayerSerial(mutedPlayer)] = nil
                                        outputChatBox ( getPlayerName( mutedPlayer ).." has been unmuted by "..getPlayerName( thePlayer ).." (mainchat only)", root, 33, 255, 95)
                                end
                        elseif not Shutup[getPlayerSerial(mutedPlayer)] then
                                if getElementType ( mutedPlayer ) == "player" then
                    Shutup[getPlayerSerial(mutedPlayer)] = true
                                        outputChatBox ( getPlayerName( mutedPlayer ).." has been muted by "..getPlayerName( thePlayer ).." (mainchat only)", root, 255, 0, 0)
                        end
                end
        end
end
addCommandHandler("mmute", mutePlayerCommand)