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Installation Instructions for Chatspot 2.00a
--------------------------------------------
The following folders should be present in Chatspot's archive:
chatspot - contains all the files necessary for Chatspot to run
db_accounts - contains an installation file to allow Chatspot to support additional
database accounts
install - contains the installation files for Chatspot
uninstall - contains files for the uninstallation of Chatspot
Table of Contents
========================================================================================
Section 1.0: Installing Chatspot : Forum with no other MODs
Section 1.1: Installing Chatspot : Forum with other MODs / Manual Install
Section 2.0: The 'db_accounts' folder
Section 3.0: Uninstalling Chatspot
Section 4.0: Reducing queries and improving speed
Section 5.0: Additional Support
Section 6.0: How much can Chatspot cope with?
Section 7.0: Credits
1.0 Installing Chatspot : Forum with no other MODs
========================================================================================
If you do not already have any other MODs installed, then this way is recommended.
Copy the folder /chatspotinstall to your phpBB root. Then surf to
http://yourdomain.com/phpbb/chatspotinstall and follow the instructions provided - you
should be up and running pretty fast.
To run this script on a non-Windows server, you will have to CHMOD the forum directory
to 777 whilst the script runs. More info on that can be found at Wikipedia by going to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chmod
** NOTE: This script is FULLY AUTOMATED and will continue if any error is reached. It may
not work on heavily modded forums (at all). Currently it only updates subSilver
template files and English langauge files, so you will also need to change those
manually. (Work is underway to fix this).
---> MAKE SURE TO DELETE /CHATSPOTINSTALL AFTER IT IS COMPLETED! <---
If you run into any problems, try the forums.
1.1 Installing Chatspot : Forum with other MODs / Manual Install
========================================================================================
If you *do* have other MODs installed, you will need to install the MOD using easyMOD,
or by executing the instructions in the install file manually.
Manual install files can be found in /chatspotinstall/manual. DO NOT run the SQL in the
install file manually, as per the note. Instead, copy chatspot_db_install.php to the root
of the forum and execute it: This will update the tables.
The install script will only work with easyMOD v0.1.13 or higher.
These instructions will probably changed a bit between alpha and beta, thankfully. Feel
free to give me any suggestions on that.
2.0 The 'db_accounts' folder
========================================================================================
The 'db_accounts' folder contains an installation file that will modify your
'includes/db.php' file and include a brief check to see if Chatspot is currently
being used by the user. If so, then it will include the 'chatspot/chatspot_db.php' file
in your 'chatspot' directory, which allows you to specify different database accounts for
Chatspot to use (it will randomly select one each time from the list you give it).
The reason for the aforementioned is that some hosts impose a query quota upon their
clients (say 50 000 queries within a given timespan). Since chat refreshes by default
every 5 seconds, if there are a few users chatting the number of queries really adds up
quickly. Although I have tried to make Chatspot as conservative as possible
with queries, there are still a number of queries involved with managing both a forum
session and a chat session, and of course sending and receiving messages and whatnot.
From what I can tell--at least, it's how my host works--the query quota is imposed upon
an individual database account, and not the database itself (or the client's actual
account). This means that if you create multiple database accounts and provide them
access to the same database, they each independently have their own quotas. Thus, if
Chatspot has one or more of its own accounts, even it it exceeds its quota the
forum's quota will remain independent from Chatspot's, thus the forum will be able
to continue functioning normally.
To install this additional mod you need to first add one or more database accounts to
your forum's database (your host will provide help with this). Next, modify the
'chatspot_db.php' file in your 'chatspot' directory (it was copied there during the
initial installation) and uncomment a pair of database account lines:
$db_accounts[] = ''; // account name
$db_accounts[] = ''; // password
and insert the new account name in the first line, and the corresponding password
in the second line.
Finally, either use EasyMod to run the 'Chatspot_db_accounts.txt' file, or
perform the instructions on your own.
3.0 Uninstalling Chatspot
========================================================================================
To uninstall Chatspot, you need to use the 'Chatspot_uninstall.txt' file. Once
again if using EasyMod 0.1.13, the database tables will be automatically removed;
otherwise you will need to copy 'Chatspot_db_uninstall.php' into your forum's root
directory and execute it via your browser, and then delete it afterwards.
There is no automated uninstall program.
Please note that if you use the 'Chatspot_db_accounts.txt' option, you'll need to
uninstall that manually. All you need to do is edit your 'includes/db.php' file, and
remove these lines:
// ******************** BEGIN Chatspot MOD ********************
if( defined( 'CHATSPOT' ) )
{
include( $phpbb_root_path . 'chatspot/chatspot_db.' . $phpEx );
}
// ******************** END Chatspot MOD ********************
Finally, you will need to manually delete the 'chatspot' directory from your forum's root
directory.
4.0 Reducing Queries/Improving Speed
========================================================================================
To further reduce queries and improve the speed somewhat there are a number of changes
you can make in the 'chatspot_config.php' file:
[Reducing queries]
- changing 'refresh_time' to a higher value than '5' can have the largest single effect on
the number of queries required (for example, you can set this to '10' and essentially
reduce the number of queries Chatspot uses by half). Doing so, however, of course
degrades the quality of chat offered by Chatspot simply because users have to wait
longer to receive messages (10 seconds as opposed to 5).
- changing 'max_rooms' to a low value (such as '2') will prevent users from joining too
many rooms and creating a great influx of database queries (since each room
independently polls for new messages every refresh cycle).
[Increasing speed]
- changing 'check_board_sessions' to '0' might offer a speed increase when the online list
of users is updated. When set to '1' the board's (generally-rather-large) session table
is examined to ensure that all sessions currently in Chatspot are still valid; this
simply helps keep the list of chatters accurate. Otherwise when set to '0' the board's
session list is not checked.
- changing 'display_num_users_in_rooms' to '0' might offer a speed increase because the
number of users in each room will no longer be tallied and displayed.
- changing 'allow_bbcode' to '0' might also offer a speed increase because messages won't
have to be parsed each time to look for bbcode.
5.0 Additional Support
========================================================================================
Chatspot has passed hands several times now, and therefore information on where to get
support is a bit cloudy. The current maintainer/owner is Techboy. The two previous leaders,
icedawg and Wooly Spud, do not wish to provide support for Chatspot. Please do not
e-mail them or post on their forums about support questions.
Instead, please point your browser to http://chatspot.sourceforge.net/forum
Support via e-mail will be given but may not always be responded to. Please only use it
if you have something urgent, or it may not be provided in future verisons.
6.0 How much can Chatspot cope with?
========================================================================================
This is the most frequent question; but it is more how much can your _server_ cope with.
We have had reports of Chatspot functioning with *two hundred* users in it, but this will
clearly vary dramatically depending on your servers' resources. You should contact your
host for advice if you are unsure.
7.0 Credits
========================================================================================
Started Feburary 12th, 2005 as a blog post - necessity is the mother of invention.
Based on Chatspot 1.00 by icedawg, which is in turn based on Wooly Spud's Chatbox.
Please see the support section for information on support.
DO NOT contact icedawg or Wooly Spud for help. They do not support chatspot!
