Bulletin Boards - Thread: How to make a chatroom

By 11Drago (684)
On 19 Jan 2011 01:13

How do i make a chatroom?
i know ajax but dont know how to actually make it

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By COMMANDER (705)
On 19 Jan 2011 02:36

The best way would be Ajax.

Basically, it is JavaScript that uses an HTTP Request to get the information from the database.

You will need a database that contains the usernames and the chatroom posts, and other parameters you wish to add to your chatroom.

You will also need your client-side file, which goes something like this:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<input id="text" /><input type="button" id "send" onClick="post()" />
<div id=show" >//Chat posts go here</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>

That is the basic post system, on the same page, between the <head> tags, add this:

<script type="text/javascript>
function post(){
var post=document.getElementById('text').value;
var http= new XMLhttpRequest;
http.onreadyStateChange=function (){
if(http.readyState==4 && http.status==200){
document.getElementById('show').innerHTML=http.responseText;
}
}
http.open("GET","database_file_name.php",true);
http.send();
}
</script>

That is the Ajax. The Server file you'll have to learn yourself. It's simple SQL.

I know my apprehensions might never be allayed. And so I close, realizing that perhaps the ending has not yet been written...

By morofirst (123)
On 07 Feb 2011 15:31

Uhm, got an own chatbox really easy.
Maybe I can give it to you. :)

Na, just kidding. :)

By PokeNerd (38)
On 09 Feb 2011 23:01

To fetch info from a table, I just use this:
<?php
//Connect to DB, table, etc...
$query="SELECT * FROM messages ORDER BY id DESC;";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
while($fetch = mysql_fetch_array($reult)){
echo $fetch['username'] . " : " . $fetch['message'];
}

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By PokeNerd (38)
On 09 Feb 2011 23:02

$result* Also, add a '?>' on the end.

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By Sever123 (3)
On 10 Feb 2011 01:04

so to make the table?

hi im new

By COMMANDER (705)
On 10 Feb 2011 06:11

SQL Database.
I have been studying Ajax for a while, and after many tests, this method has worked the best:

var http=new XMLHttpRequest;
var div=document.getElementById('mydiv').innerHTML;

http.open("GET","file.php?id="+div,true);
http.send();
http.onreadystatechange=function(){
if(http.readyState==4 && http.status==200){
document.getElementById('myotherdiv').innerHML=http.responseText;
}
}

Mind you, this is only the Ajax part.

I know my apprehensions might never be allayed. And so I close, realizing that perhaps the ending has not yet been written...

By PokeNerd (38)
On 10 Feb 2011 21:47

Ricky - No, I was suggesting a different method. -.-'

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By alex809 (389)
On 11 Feb 2011 07:57

ignore them all i havnt used this yet watin till tommorrow when i can copy and paste this to my site.its supposed to get u a chatroom like the replica of dsipaints current chat.links here [a]http://wiiopera

By alex809 (389)
On 11 Feb 2011 08:02

grrrr messed up heres real link sry bout the 2nd post
http://wiioperasdk.com/scripts/chatroom.js

By alex809 (389)
On 12 Feb 2011 14:31

well it didnt work the code i mean just gave me a page worth of script :(

By morofirst (123)
On 12 Feb 2011 20:26

Really, you don't know how ajax works..

Na, just kidding. :)

By Kazeem (70)
On 13 Feb 2011 18:11

That is good but did commander make dsi commander and is that how u made the chatroom

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By DeafDood (1205)
On 14 Feb 2011 02:07

learn PHP. then you'll know.

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By Kazeem (70)
On 14 Feb 2011 02:32

Thank you

If you can't have what you love, love what you have.

By alex809 (389)
On 14 Feb 2011 07:19

i dont know javascript,ajax or php i cant even use ftp i can upload to ftp but thats it i cant make myown things for ftp. :(

By morofirst (123)
On 14 Feb 2011 13:51

FTP isn't much more than up/download, go and learn php, mysql, javascript and ajax.

Na, just kidding. :)

By 11Drago (684)
On 14 Feb 2011 23:39

when i get the chatroom up i'll lock the topic

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By alex809 (389)
On 18 Feb 2011 05:26

ok.1 all i have is phpmyadmin and ftp and i can insert tables but how do i successfuly insert a table it gives me errors from mysql when inserting any table in phpmyadmin theres an area named sql but thats it.

any help

By morofirst (123)
On 18 Feb 2011 06:29

There you have to paste the sql code.

Na, just kidding. :)