Web Chat Application

Description

This Web Chat application allows users to exchange real-time messages within a chatroom. It utilizes PHP and MySQL for the backend, with AJAX and JavaScript enhancing the frontend interaction.

Features

• Real-time messaging between multiple users.
• Session control with auto-logout on inactivity.
• Secure login and registration with session management.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Docker installed on your machine.
• LAMP docker container setup.

Setup

1. Clone this repository.

git clone https://github.com/gxlvera/ChatRoomService

2. Navigate into the project directory.
3. Start your LAMP container. Ensure it's configured to mount the public_html directory from this repository.

Configuration

• Ensure the MySQL database is up and running as expected.
• Import the SQL schema available in the sql/ directory to set up the necessary tables for accounts and messages.

Usage

1. Open your web browser and navigate to the hosted address of your Docker container.
2. Register a new account or login using an existing account.
3. Once logged in, you can start chatting with other users who are online.

Files Included

• login.php: Handles user registration and login.
• check.php: AJAX backend for checking user existence.
• chat.php: Main chat interface.
• chatmsg.php: Backend for sending and receiving messages.
• login.js, chat.js: Frontend JavaScript for handling UI interactions.
• login.css, chat.css: CSS files for styling the application.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome. Please fork this repository and submit a pull request if you have features you'd like to add.