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kerphi/phpfreechat
==================

A simple web based chat

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Since Mar 31Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/stmolivier/phpfreechat)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/kerphi/phpfreechat)[ RSS](/packages/kerphi-phpfreechat/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago

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Installation quickstart
=======================

[](#installation-quickstart)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/158494b4eb1dc1c27ba29fc569145c7d1a03de4653db21e9aa9358b98c4ac24d/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6b65727068692f70687066726565636861742e706e673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/kerphi/phpfreechat)

Prerequisites
-------------

[](#prerequisites)

- Web browser compatible with JQuery (almost all !)
- A server with:
    - php >= 5.3.0 ([Slim framework](https://github.com/codeguy/Slim/blob/master/README.markdown#system-requirements) 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 !

Quick start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

Download [phpfreechat-2.1.1.zip](http://www.phpfreechat.net/download) and unzip it in the root folder of your Web server.

JQuery should be included in your html `` before the phpfreechat code:

```

```

Include the phpfreechat plugin in your html ``:

```

```

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

```
...
Creating chat rooms everywhere - phpFreeChat
...
```

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

```

  $('#mychat').phpfreechat({ serverUrl: '/phpfreechat-2.1.1/server' });

```

Themes customization
--------------------

[](#themes-customization)

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 ``. To use the `default` theme:

```

```

or this code for `carbon` theme:

```

```

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.6% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/47ed1a067fb336e49f1dbf0463e76df0e42d07b17ffd80570195aa11e781f79d?d=identicon)[stopdamov](/maintainers/stopdamov)

---

Top Contributors

[![kerphi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/328244?v=4)](https://github.com/kerphi "kerphi (1526 commits)")[![Neumann-Valle](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/654690?v=4)](https://github.com/Neumann-Valle "Neumann-Valle (6 commits)")[![Cweener](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/653085?v=4)](https://github.com/Cweener "Cweener (4 commits)")[![momo-i](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/114382?v=4)](https://github.com/momo-i "momo-i (3 commits)")[![DMXRoid](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/328311?v=4)](https://github.com/DMXRoid "DMXRoid (2 commits)")[![parmentf](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/595509?v=4)](https://github.com/parmentf "parmentf (2 commits)")[![stmolivier](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8692228?v=4)](https://github.com/stmolivier "stmolivier (2 commits)")[![giannoug](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/509474?v=4)](https://github.com/giannoug "giannoug (1 commits)")[![pavelsmolka](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/432997?v=4)](https://github.com/pavelsmolka "pavelsmolka (1 commits)")

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/kerphi-phpfreechat/health.svg)

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