basic html chat room

Revelator · 18 May 2006 at 22:36

I want to set up a page with a basic html chat room. I work from home and would like to save a page with the chatroom to the server that a few people can access. I don't want to use im or messanger. The pc's wont have net access. Is something like this possible to have a page saved without new access that allows a chatrom?

Inquisitor · 18 May 2006 at 22:38

Erm, not sure how any kind of chat room would work without internet access, unless I'm misunderstanding you :confused:

Revelator · 18 May 2006 at 22:41

I have 6 pc's working off one server without net access. I'd like a simple chatroom that I can save to the server that all 6 can access. There are a million and one freebie chat rooms but all require net access. Is there something that will work alone once saved as a html file?

Mr. Brightside · 18 May 2006 at 22:55

Won't work with static HTML but I did something similar once.

Have a look at X7 Chat: http://www.x7chat.com/

To run it you need PHP and MySQL. Either set up the server yourself (I prefer this way) or use XAMPP if you aren't up for the work: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

Hope this helps, null

RobH · 18 May 2006 at 23:16

You won't be able to do it with HTML alone, you'll need at least JavaScript in order to make a chat room.

Revelator · 19 May 2006 at 14:44

RobH said:
You won't be able to do it with HTML alone, you'll need at least JavaScript in order to make a chat room.

All pc's have java, is it possible then?

Al Vallario · 19 May 2006 at 14:58

Revelator said:
All pc's have java, is it possible then?

Java != Javascript

Conrad11 · 19 May 2006 at 15:17

Al Vallario said:
Java != Javascript

Oh dear.....this is the point (talking in code lingo) where you should look back on your life and figure where you went wrong

Beansprout · 19 May 2006 at 15:22

Conrad11 said:
Oh dear.....this is the point (talking in code lingo) where you should look back on your life and figure where you went wrong

What?

To the OP...I think null's suggestion is probably the best

Sic · 19 May 2006 at 16:19

you could do it in Javascript/HTML. it'd be fairly crude but i reckon you could get away with it.

Conrad11 · 19 May 2006 at 16:24

Beansprout said:
What?

Lol....nevermind

Revelator · 19 May 2006 at 19:20

Sic said:
you could do it in Javascript/HTML. it'd be fairly crude but i reckon you could get away with it.

I don't mind it been crude, any idea where I'd get it

Beansprout · 19 May 2006 at 19:22

Conrad11 said:
Lol....nevermind

if(funny comment not made by Beansprout){
senseOfHumourFailure()
}

Edit: I don't reckon you can do it in purely client-side tech like Javascript because you need a central server to run it from.

Conrad11 · 19 May 2006 at 19:36

Beansprout said:
if(funny comment not made by Beansprout){
senseOfHumourFailure()
}

**Hands beansprouts coat to him and points to the door** :|

Beansprout · 19 May 2006 at 19:52

I would reply but I don't want to be a dirty spammer like you!

Bull · 19 May 2006 at 23:51

Hi,
If you install Apache and Pearl on your home computer you can run a YaBB forum at home (I do this). So if you install something that allows PHP to run on your machine you could run almost anything. Your Firewall will prevent the outside wall reaching your local machines chat room.