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Installing phpMyChat
- Explanation: This tutorial explains how to install phpMyChat on your Nexcess hosting account.
- Description: phpMyChat is an easy-to-install, easy-to-use multi-room PHP/DB chat.
Step 1: Download phpMyChat and Upload to Server
- The latest version of phpMyChat (1.x) can be downloaded from http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmychat/.
- Extract the Zip archive to your local computer using your preferred archive manager.
- Upload the contents of the plus directory to your web root1) using FTP.
Step 2: Run the Installation Wizard
- Open the installation wizard in your web browser.
- Enter your FTP credentials.
- Note: The FTP Root Path is relative to your FTP root directory (usually /home/example). So to reach your web root, you need to enter the relative path as /example.com/html/.
External Resources
1)
your web root is located at /home/example/example.com/html/
