Creation of own chat on the website can be executed by installation of a special script and its adding on the website. Also in the absence of technical capability to make program installation it is possible to use the ready services of chats available to webmasters.
It is required to you
- - chat script;
- - hosting with PHP and MySQL.
Instruction
1. Find a suitable script for future chat on the websites devoted to creation of pages on the Internet. The program should conform to requirements to functionality and to be operable according to reviews. Make sure that system requirements of a script correspond to technical characteristics of your server on which the website is installed. If you are not sure with about compliance of your resource to requirements, you can contact the developer of a chat or get advice at support desk of your hosting provider.
2. Download and unpack the received archive on the computer. Attentively study the Readme.txt file which should appear after extraction. Study the section Installation of the document to obtain information on installation process of a chat.
3. After studying necessary documentation load files of a script on a hosting by means of the FTP manager or the control panel of a resource. It is desirable to make loading of a script in the separate folder if something happens not to mix the files, necessary for functioning of the website and a chat. Also if necessary to you can be required to create the additional MySQL database or Oracle via the control panel of the website or PHPMyAdmin.
4. Pass into the folder of your website by means of the browser, having entered an absolute path (including the website address) into an address bar. Make installation of a script according to instructions on the screen.
5. If the program is not supplied with the automatic installer, open the config.php or settings.php file and edit it as necessary, using documentation submitted to Readme.txt or on the official site of the developer. As soon as setup is complete, you can start testing of work of functions of a chat.
6. You can create own chat, having used one of numerous services of chats for webmasters. Check functionality of the resources providing this service. Among servers of chats it is possible to note Chatovod, MPChat and Chatcity. Having selected the suitable website, undergo registration procedure, having used a menu item of the interface of the page of service.
7. After passing of registration procedure and the indication of necessary information on the website pass into the section "Setup" and expose necessary parameters for future service which will conform to your requirements.
8. After the end of installation copy the generated HTML-code or the link to yourself to the page, having used the text editor or a management system of your files on a hosting. Then pass to your website and check operability of the inserted code or links which should conduct on the page of the chat created by you. Installation is complete.