PhpMychat is a chat room, which is based on PHP or MYSQL script. If users have VPS hosting and they want to install this PHP-based chat room, then they can go through the following steps :
- Open the link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmychat/
- Download: phpMyChat-Plus_1.93_full.zip
- Enter the directory where the users want to install that particular file. The users have to keep in mind that the directory must be the top-level directory on his or her website.
- Specify the database:
mysql_setpermission
Name of the database :
Username :
Yes to password: yes
Enter Password :
Confirm Password :
Host: localhost
Yes to create : yes
Create Another: no
Exit :0 - Go to the browser and open http://domainname.com/chat/setup.php3 (Users have to keep in mind that they have to replace domainname.com name with their own domain name.
- Click on the GO option for auto setup.
- Users have to fill the particular information in the database:
host=localhost,
database name=yourdatabasename,
username=
password= - Click on the GO option for auto setup.
- Fine Tuning Options: Users have to select their preferred option and then have to click on the “OK” button.
- Go To Admin Area: Users have to log in to their admin area with their own username and password.
- After login, users have to copy and paste the produced text file within their preferable text editor.
- Using the login and password for the database the users can edit that text file.
- After an edit, save that text file with the following name: config.lib.php3
- Transfer the text file to the below-mentioned folder : /home/username/public_html/chat/config/
- The installation process is done. A chatroom is ready to use.
Users can browse the following link: http://domainname.com