PHPOpenChat

Author: Gold

I spent about 5 hours tracking down and correcting issues with this application. The application itself is good. I'd have given it 4 out of 5 easy if not for the following issues; 1. The template files make use of = 4.2.2. Not possible with these variable declarations. A simple global search and replace fixed this for me. Finding the source of te issue on the other hand... I won't be touching the adodb stuff, it's obviously the wrong version to ship with the app, but I will submit the updated template files and the recomendation to roll back to a compliant version of adodb.

Author: Dave

This is a complete waste of time unless you intend to reconfigure your entire server. The install program doesn't work. The instructions are wrong and there's no support. Don't waste your time with this piece of garbage. This is without a doubt the worst script I've ever downloaded here. They should force these ppl to know what they're doing before they can post their scripts here.

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Couldn't get it to work - zero help and obscure error messages. If your ISP has 'safe_mode' or has defined 'open_basedir' then you'll have problems, otherwise it may be OK.

Author: Adam Vernon

WOW, well it takes alot for me to give a 5 chilli rateing however PHPOpenChat earns it. Free, Fast, Easy, Powerfull, and simply one of the best chats i have seen for a while. Its admin interface is great and the instalation is quick and easy even for a novice of PHP and MySQL. The only thing i would say is get a copy of PHPMyAdmin to help with the server info. Adam Vernon BSc

Author: Michael Oertel, et al

This php based chat script was the first I have found, which can handle more than about 150 concurrent users without problems. But the installation procedure needs to be a little bit easier.