Using the setup (the easy way)
(not available for 1.x versions)
Get the auto-extractible setup script (phpfreechat-x.x-setup.php) from the download page.
Upload the downloaded script on your server into a browsable directory (public directory)
Browse the script with your personnal browser, it should launch a setup, then follow the steps ! Notice: remove the setup when the install is finished for security reason.
Using the ziped archives
(for those who haven't gzip module in their php and 1.x users)
Get the zip (or tar.gz for linux users) archive from the : download page
Unzip the archive localy then upload the “phpfreechat-x.x” directory on your server into a browsable directory (public directory). Tip: if you have a SSH access, I suggest to untar the archives directly on the server usign “tar xzf phpfreechat-x.x.tar.gz” command.
Give the web server's write permissions to “phpfreechat-x.x/data/public” and “phpfreechat-x.x/data/private” directories. If you are using FTP:
CHMOD 777 phpfreechat-x.x/data/private
CHMOD 777 phpfreechat-x.x/data/public
If you are using SSH:
chmod 777 phpfreechat-x.x/data/*
Tip: On the latest version 1.x maybe it will not work and it will show you ”“Error: the chat cannot be loaded!…””, then try with 755 rights.
Browse the “phpfreechat-x.x” directory with your browser and enjoy !
