WaterCooler Chat 1.4

WaterCooler chat is a flat file database php/ajax chat system. Some of its features:

• Multi Topic rooms
• Private/Read-Only Rooms
• multi user
• password protected profiles
• smilies/BBcode
• open chat interface
• Easy to customize themes (100% Html/Css)
• private messages
• moderator tools
• Independent display and store buffers
• Invite link
• Start chat with previous conversations listed
• Anti-Spam feature
• Account Recovery via E-mail
• Generate image thumbnails for faster loading
• Attachment uploads
• Smart archive system
• Shared Chat Across the websites hosted on the same server

Instalation

1. Copy package contents to your webserver
2. Define INCLUDE_DIR constant in "settings.php" - relative path to chat directory from web root
3. Load the chat on a browser and login, set-up a password in your profile options in order to be assigned as the first moderator.
4. Customize master settings and themes to match your preferences.
5. Use index.embedded.php as reference if you want to embbed chat on another page.

Requirements

• PHP >= 5.3.0
• Ability to change permissions if necessary
• PHP GD library (for generating image thumbnails)

Folder Structure

• data - Data Directory (Can be renamed or moved outside web directory)
  • rooms - Room posts/definitions
  • tmp - Temporary definitions (user ping)
• files - User Generated files
  • attachments
  • avatars
  • thumb
• themes - Themes
  • "theme_name"
    • images - Theme images (templates, bbcode, smilies)
    • style.css - Styles
    • templates.php - Templates
• ajax.php - Ajax Caller
• index.embedded.php - Embedded chat example
• index.php - Chat Index
• LICENSE - License terms
• README.md - This file
• README.txt - Readme (plain text)
• script.js - Javascript / Ajax
• settings.php - Raw Settings
• wcchat.class.php - Chat Class

Relevant Notes

• The master moderator status will be given to the first user that joins the chat with a password
• The action of hiding a message from the chat takes immediate effect on the other online users, while the unhide action only takes effect on user's next visit to the room.
• It is not recommended to disable the anti spam restriction, for two reasons: the spam (duh), and the possibility of generating non unique message ids which can harm the hide/unhide feature.
• To remove the copyright note, you must make a donation to the project.
• It is recommended to rename the data directory (or move it outside the web root) to ensure user's privacy. (don't forget to rename on settings.php as well)

Donations

If you like this project, consider making a donation:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9ZHN6EUXWLAQG

Thank you for choosing WaterCooler Chat.

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