Re: [PHP] Shoutbox suggestion needed

2009-11-17 Thread Michael Kubler
The main issue with these systems is updating the client on a regular enough basis. If the content is time critical, like with Facebook chat, then you need to do long polling. However for a Shoutbox, because it's more like an IRC channel with people 'shouting' to a channel, you can probably

Re: [PHP] Shoutbox suggestion needed

2009-11-16 Thread tedd
At 1:12 PM +0200 11/15/09, Cemal Eker wrote: Hello, I just want to implement a shoutbox script for an e-learning application. Searched Google for possible solutions but I just want to know what other developers use. AJAX and GPL is a must. Forgive me, but I don't know what a shoutbox is?

Re: [PHP] Shoutbox suggestion needed

2009-11-16 Thread Cemal Eker
Thanks for your response, but shoutbox isn't a online exam system. Shoutbox is a chat-like feature that generally work with ajax. Where you can post quick messages to website. We'll use it for a quick communication with admin of system. Here's what wiki says about Shoutbox

Re: [PHP] Shoutbox suggestion needed

2009-11-16 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 16:00 +0200, Cemal Eker wrote: Thanks for your response, but shoutbox isn't a online exam system. Shoutbox is a chat-like feature that generally work with ajax. Where you can post quick messages to website. We'll use it for a quick communication with admin of system.

Re: [PHP] Shoutbox suggestion needed

2009-11-16 Thread Stuart
2009/11/15 Cemal Eker cemale...@gmail.com: I just want to implement a shoutbox script for an e-learning application. Searched Google for possible solutions but I just want to know what other developers use. AJAX and GPL is a must. Strange requirements, but whatever. A shoutbox is pretty

Re: [PHP] Shoutbox suggestion needed

2009-11-16 Thread Paul M Foster
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 02:46:45PM +, Ashley Sheridan wrote: I don't know of anything you can use like this, especially that runs purely on Ajax. Just take a look at Facebook chat. That's Ajax, and fails and falls over on a constant basis to the point where it is almost useless. Imho,

Re: [PHP] Shoutbox suggestion needed

2009-11-16 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 12:06 -0500, Paul M Foster wrote: On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 02:46:45PM +, Ashley Sheridan wrote: I don't know of anything you can use like this, especially that runs purely on Ajax. Just take a look at Facebook chat. That's Ajax, and fails and falls over on a

[PHP] Shoutbox suggestion needed

2009-11-15 Thread Cemal Eker
Hello, I just want to implement a shoutbox script for an e-learning application. Searched Google for possible solutions but I just want to know what other developers use. AJAX and GPL is a must. Thanks. --- “Talk is cheap. Show me the code” - Linus Torvalds