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by ejellard
Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:53 pm
Forum: [3.0.x] MOD Requests
Topic: [REQUEST] Chat/shoutbox without database!
Replies: 10
Views: 1455

Re: [REQUEST] Chat/shoutbox without database!

Fortunately I think the web-server is not under much load pressure, and at the moment, although I've got a large number of users, most are inactive, so the typical daily maximum users is about 40. The problem with just including the file is it doesn't lock the file - I guess I could lock a dummy fil...
by ejellard
Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:13 pm
Forum: [3.0.x] MOD Requests
Topic: [REQUEST] Chat/shoutbox without database!
Replies: 10
Views: 1455

Re: [REQUEST] Chat/shoutbox without database!

Oh, sorry - misunderstanding. I would create a php file that would do all the reading, writing, authentication etc..., that would be accessed via AJAX. So my idea is that the php script would create a file like: $msg[0] = array(username" => "ed", "timestamp" => 11020101, &qu...
by ejellard
Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:52 am
Forum: [3.0.x] MOD Requests
Topic: [REQUEST] Chat/shoutbox without database!
Replies: 10
Views: 1455

Re: [REQUEST] Chat/shoutbox without database!

Thanks very much for that info. I think I'll aim for a standalone version then - alternatively I could just bite the bullet and go for a dedicated server ;) However, for education, I'm going to give it a shot with AJAX and a flat file (either CSV, serialised array, or writing an array into a text fi...
by ejellard
Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:57 pm
Forum: [3.0.x] MOD Requests
Topic: [REQUEST] Chat/shoutbox without database!
Replies: 10
Views: 1455

Re: [REQUEST] Chat/shoutbox without database!

Yeah - a text file would work. I have played with creating an array in a text file, and including it each time - but my javascript skills weren't up to it at the time. Is it actually slower to read out of a text file on the local machine than a database server typically on a remote machine? At the e...
by ejellard
Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:27 pm
Forum: [3.0.x] MOD Requests
Topic: [REQUEST] Chat/shoutbox without database!
Replies: 10
Views: 1455

[REQUEST] Chat/shoutbox without database!

Hi,

As my database is restricted for non-chat use (I use 1and1 - it's one of their terms for using databases), it would be really useful to have a shoutbox or chat mod that doesn't use the database for each AJAX query.

Is this possible, or would it be popular for anyone not on 1and1?

Cheers
by ejellard
Fri May 25, 2007 12:31 pm
Forum: [3.0.x] Abandoned MODs
Topic: [ABD] Full Syndication Suite 1.0.RC1 (RSS/ATOM)
Replies: 629
Views: 94811

Re: [BETA] Full Syndication Suite 0.9.3b (RSS/ATOM)

Can you syndicate (new) private messages (with HTTP authentication) with this system?
by ejellard
Fri May 25, 2007 10:36 am
Forum: [3.0.x] MOD Requests
Topic: Invitation Only user-group
Replies: 0
Views: 711

Invitation Only user-group

Hi, In my site, it'd be useful to have a private forum (restricted by usergroup), but allow members of that usergroup to invite a couple of people (per month maybe), and when those people get enough "invites", they can be added to the usergroup, and therefore get access. Would be useful fo...

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