I want to implement chat using php - however i am not sure i want to use databases for that - i am considering how much it will take for execution. can i use sockets?? i am using php3 - is it possible to use sockets in this version or will i have to upgrade to php4?? also php4 does not seem to support oci. i have another problem as well... i am trying to send mails using php - however i am running into some trouble - i have said this in the php3.ini SMTP =localhost sendmail_from = preethi@odysseytec.com is that rite?? or do i have to make some other modifications?? also do i have to configure apache?? i am running on apache web server. please help!
Version 3 has limited support for sockets. (Can't listen, accept, etc.) You are probably going to need version 4.
You may want to look at
http://www.phpwizard.com/projects/phpIRC/
Hope it helps
