• Web browser compatible with JQuery (almost all !)
• A server with:
  • php >= 5.3.0 (Slim framework dependency)
  • apache server with mod_rewrite and .htaccess enabled (AllowOverride All)
  • write access to the phpfreechat-2.1.1/server/data/ and phpfreechat-2.1.1/server/log/ folder (777 or write permission for the web server)
• No database needed !

Download phpfreechat-2.1.1.zip and unzip it in the root folder of your Web server.

JQuery should be included in your html <head> before the phpfreechat code:

  <script src="/phpfreechat-2.1.1/client/lib/jquery-1.8.2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Include the phpfreechat plugin in your html <head>:

  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/phpfreechat-2.1.1/client/themes/default/pfc.min.css" />
  <script src="/phpfreechat-2.1.1/client/pfc.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Add this piece of HTML in your <body> where you want the chat to be displayed:

...
<div id="mychat"><a href="http://www.phpfreechat.net">Creating chat rooms everywhere - phpFreeChat</a></div>
...

Then add this piece of code just after (it will hook the chat on the page):

<script type="text/javascript">
  $('#mychat').phpfreechat({ serverUrl: '/phpfreechat-2.1.1/server' });
</script>

phpfreechat is released with few themes. You can choose which one you want to use:

• default
• carbon
• gamer
• phpfreechat
• phpfreechat-mini

To select the theme, you only have to change one line in your html <head>. To use the default theme:

  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/phpfreechat-2.1.1/client/themes/default/pfc.min.css" />

or this code for carbon theme:

  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/phpfreechat-2.1.1/client/themes/carbon/pfc.min.css" />