On Sat, 2007-12-08 at 12:19 -0500, Robert Cummings wrote:
> On Sat, 2007-12-08 at 16:46 +0000, Nathan Rixham wrote:
> > 1 - yes you can make a multichat daemon in php
> > 2 - if you don't know that it's possible or where to begin, then odds
> > are you won't be able to make it.
>
> That's what the list is for... to help him find his way.
>
> > abderrazzak nejeoui wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > i want build a multi chat server based in php.
> > > 1- is that possible
> > > 2- if yes can you instruct me how to bigin
> > > thanks
>
> There are two approaches. You either are looking to do it as a
> standalone application outside of the web environment, or you are
> looking to do it via the web environment using some combination of
> backend PHP and front end browser refreshes (not recommended) or AJAX.
> A simple scenario for the web version follows:
>
> 1. User logs in (or implicitly is logged in anonymously)
> 2. User sees any ongoing discussion for X amount of previous time
> 3. User can post a form to the website (or post data via AJAX)
> which effectively is the user's message to the chat server
> 4. Message is save to database with ID/timestamp
> 5. Browser refreshes or AJAX retrieves messages greater than
> user's session message ID
> 6. Return to step 1.
Should have been:
6. Return to step 3.
Cheers,
Rob.
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