Re: Please help!!! Trying to write some chat script!

There actually isn't much technology in a chat room. It is a fairly simple program. Basically you have a webpage which checks <Someplace> retrieves all the messages from <Someplace> and prints them, then provides a place for the user to enter stuff into <Someplace>. <Someplace> can be any number of things such as a flat file, or a MySQL database table. Basically anywhere you can stick stuff and anyone can retrieve it. The only thing left, then, is to update the page with new entries from time to time. While Netscape makes this easy with server push, you are probably going to want something like a Meta Refresh so the IE people can use the chat too. You probably also want to put the form for entering new messages in its own frame so that someone isn't halfway through writing a message when the whole thing refreshes. That's pretty much it. If you have any specific questions let me know. Sheridan Saint-Michel Website Administrator FoxJet, an ITW Company www.foxjet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diadon" <diadon@dontek.ru> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 10:54 AM Subject: [PHP] Please help!!! Trying to write some chat script! > Hi! > Where are can read some information (not examples scripts) about chat > technologies? > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net