ET chat
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| developer | <SEDesign /> |
| Current version | 3.0.7 Release 3 (November 29, 2017) |
| operating system | Platform independent |
| programming language | PHP, JavaScript |
| category | Web chat |
| License | Creative Commons Public License (by-nc) |
| German speaking | Yes |
| www.sedesign.de | |
ET-Chat is a chat system licensed under the Creative Commons Public License "Attribution - Noncommercial 2.0" that conveys messages over the web and runs in a web browser . This makes it possible to integrate the chat into your own website as part of the website in order to allow visitors to interactively communicate with one another. Apart from a web browser, ET-Chat does not require any additional software or plug-ins on the user computer . This makes it easy to access and use, especially for less technically experienced users.
Basic functionality
The latest version 3.xx of ET-Chat works with AJAX and uses the JSON data format for the server - client exchange . The messages of the individual chat participants and the session parameters are stored in a database and are queried via the AJAX interface at a preset time interval (so-called AJAX polling ). The data transmission of the messages from the server to the client takes place only once per data record, which results in significant traffic savings. On the client side, the received data stream is processed in JSON format with JavaScript and then visualized. For this purpose, the ET-Chat relies on a common JavaScript framework Prototype and its visualization extension Script.aculo.us .
All ET-Chat interface texts are stored in XML format (XML language files). These language files can be selected by the chat administrator in the administration area in order to switch the chat to another language. The following languages are included in the current chat package: German, English, Russian.
The layout of the chat is controlled exclusively via CSS files, which are also integrated as system styles and can be selected by the administrator in the administration area.
Additional modules
ET-Chat only has its own limited user administration, but can be easily transferred to third-party user administration systems, e.g. via an extension included in the chat package. B. forums or CMS software can be connected, which ensures easier integration of the ET chat into your own software environment.
For the well-known free forum software phpBB3 there is a special, already adapted and documented module for direct integration of the ET chat.
distribution
The ET chat has been used successfully since 2008 in the course of online study advice for prospective students at the Bochum University of Applied Sciences . The latest version of the free social software CommSy to support cooperative working methods also includes the ET chat as an integral part.
conditions
- server
- Linux / Unix , Windows 2000 / XP / ME / 2003 or Mac OS X
- Apache HTTP Server 1.3 / 2 or Microsoft IIS
- MySQL 4.1+ or PostgreSQL 8+
- PHP 5.1+
- Client
- Internet connection from 56k
- IE 6/7/8, Firefox 1.5+, Opera 9+, Apple Safari
literature
- Articles and magazines
- Volker Hinzen: In direct contact. PHP scripts for chat and messaging . In: Internet magazine . 06/08, WEKA MEDIA PUBLISHING GmbH, 2008, ISSN 1433-3511 , pp. 46-48