I whole-heartedly agree with this statement. There are several great Java
clients (including IRC clients) for chatting, but I have never seen a server
side scripting chat implementation worth anything.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Emile Bosch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: Re[2]: [PHP] Please help!!! Trying to write some chat script!
> for the interaction and performance of a chat room i would choose for
java,
> php is stateless and therefore it's not easy to see when a user is logged
in
> or out or anything like that..
> with the help of JAVA it's possible to build fairly easy an client and a
> server class which does the communication for you.. PHP is not really the
> thing to build chat appplications in..
>
> "Diadon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schreef in bericht
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Please, tell me how to secure chat system, using login and password
> > in the hidden input of frame or using sessions?
> >
> >
> > > 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > 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?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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