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  • May 3, 2011 at 1:45 pm #32583
    Jane
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    Hi all,

    I have read this article here: https://css-tricks.com/jquery-php-chat/

    And one question: where do we put the chat file being used by users’ chat? Also in the www folder?

    Thanks,

    Jane

    May 3, 2011 at 2:51 pm #47654
    ChrisBull
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    same as the JavaScript file

    May 3, 2011 at 6:36 pm #47590
    Jane
    Member

    But the chat file can be written by others.
    Is it safe to put it in www?

    May 4, 2011 at 11:21 am #47409
    ChrisBull
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    Written by others? They can’t download it but they can view it if they know the url

    May 4, 2011 at 11:46 am #47412
    Jane
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    @ChrisBull so when someone sends a new message and it will be written into the chat log, but the files on server are set can’t be written by others. Do we change the permission temporarily when it’s being written and then change it back?

    May 4, 2011 at 5:19 pm #47358
    ChrisBull
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    I really don’t understand what your asking…
    The chat application will take what the user types, open the text file on the server and append the text to it.
    All the user has access to is the input box they type into. They can’t directly get hold of the .txt file and change it. They can, if they know its location on your server open it in the browser and read it, but again they can’t edit it.

    May 4, 2011 at 5:49 pm #47312
    Jane
    Member

    OK thanks. Apparently I was kinda confused.

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