Introduction :
Me and Sachin started on Shout-Box for the Ethos community
of which we both are in the development team.
Earlier we decided to do it in Javascript but realized soon that it will be much easier in php. We found out some sample shoutbox code and started modifying it according to our needs. What we do is pass the shouts as a POST request into a frame where it adds the shout to a file and then displays it in the same frame.
Current Features :
- Instant posting of shouts.
- Support for upto 20 different types of smilies
- Username support
- Timestamp of every message posted
- Old posts deleted auutomatically
Features to be Implemented:
- Writing it in Javascript totally for ease of portability
- A nice smilie selection window where you can just click on the smilie and it will appear on the post.
- More efficient file handling(dont know how this can be done since
we use the best route we could think but still there maybe something
more efficient)
- Use of MySql database for storing the posts.(This will make searching/displaying of posts much more easier)
Start Shouting Now :), also check it on
Sachin's Page