simpleChat

simpleChat is a tiny php/html/js project for playing around with ajax and sessions within a web app chat.
It's ugly coding and not safe for work productive - be aware of that.

Requirements

• have a webserver running
• have read and write permissions in project dir especially log/log.htwl

included libraries

• jquery 1.9.1
• bootstrap 3.3.6

How it works

1. user has to log in with a nickname
2. this name is used for posting ajax requests inside a session
3. posted messages will be stored inside the "log/log.html"
4. "log/log.html" will be read every few ms and show content in chatbox
5. logged in user can exit chat with clicking "exit" button
6. session will be destroyed

Deployment

Just download the zip file and extract it in your webserver root.
Create an empty "log.html" with read and write permission inside the log/ folder.
Then call the index.php - like: localhost/simpleChat/index.php.

For trying functionality you could open the url in two different browsers on your machine.
You could also put it on a remote server - e.g. a RaspPi - in your home network , making it accessible for roommates, friends and family.

Enjoy simpleChat