seyi / ajax-chat

A fully customizable web chat implemented in JavaScript, PHP and MySQL which integrates nicely with common forum systems like phpBB, MyBB, PunBB, SMF and vBulletin. A Flash and Ruby based socket connection can be used to boost performance.

AJAX Chat Standalone

This is the standalone version of Blueimp's AJAX Chat. If you are looking for a version to integrate with your forum, select a different branch.

AJAX stands for "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML". The AJAX Chat clients (the user browsers) use JavaScript to query the web server for updates. Instead of delivering a complete HTML page only updated data is sent in XML format.

By using JavaScript the chat page can be updated without having to reload the whole page.

Requirements

###Server-Side:

• PHP >= 4
• MySQL >= 4
• Ruby >= 1.8 (optional)

###Client-Side:

• Enabled JavaScript
• Enabled Cookies
• Flash Plugin >= 9 (optional)

Features

• Easy installation
• Usable as shoutbox
• Multiple channels
• Private messaging
• Private channels
• Invitation system
• Kick/Ban or Ignore offending Users
• Online users list with user menu
• Emoticons/Smilies
• Easy way to add custom emoticons
• BBCode support
• Optional Flash based sound support
• Optional visual update information (changing window title)
• Clickable Hyperlinks
• Splitting of long words to preserve chat layout
• Flood control
• Possibility to delete messages inside the chat
• IRC style commands
• Easy interface to add custom commands
• Possibility to define opening hours for the chat
• Possibility to enable/disable guest users
• Persistent client-side settings
• Multiple languages (auto-detection of ACCEPT_LANGUAGE browser setting)
• Multiple styles with easy layout customization through stylesheets (CSS) and templates
• Automatic adjustment of displayed time to local client timezone
• Standards compliance (XHTML 1.0 strict)
• Accepts any text input, including code and special characters
• Multiline input field with the possibility to enter line breaks
• Message length counter
• Realtime monitoring and logs viewer
• Support for unicode (UTF-8) and non-unicode content types
• Bandwidth saving update calls (only updated data is sent)
• Optional support to push updates over a Flash based socket connection (increased performance and responsiveness)
• Survives connection timeouts
• Easy integration into existing authentication systems
• Sample phpBB2, phpBB3, MyBB, PunBB, SMF and vBulletin integrations provided
• Separation of layout and code
• Well commented Source Code
• Developed with Security as integral part - built to prevent Code injections, SQL injections, Cross-site scripting (XSS), Session stealing and other attacks
• Tested successfully with Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari and Konqueror - built to work with all modern browsers :)

Help

Essential documentation is contained in the attached readme files

For more documentation consult the github wiki: https://github.com/Frug/AJAX-Chat/wiki

For support questions use google groups: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ajax-chat

To report bugs use github issues: https://github.com/Frug/AJAX-Chat