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#        Mazen's PHP Chat V2                                      #
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#  Author: Marcel Beerta                                          #
#  EMail: beerta@weberweb.de                                      #
#  URL: http://www.mazenphp.de                                    #
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# GENERAL
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Mazen's PHP Chat V2 is a new Version of my old Chat.
It gives you many more new Features which are listed below:

- Multiple Chatroom Support
- Miscellaneous Modes like VIP's, Superusers, ...
- Private Rooms
- Smiley Icons to express your feelings
- Extended Useroptions with User Guestbooks
- Multiple Language Support
- Designchanging by using Templates
- Easy Installation
- Easy Administration
- Einfache Administration

# CONFIGURATION & INSTALLATION
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1. Unpack
2. edit the /include/configuration.inc.php3
3. Open the Admin tool, logon and create the Tables and a chatroom and an Admin-User

# UPDATING FROM VERSION 2.0.1
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The Database-Scheme has been changed a little. So you have to change it, too.
Just look at the upgrade-2.0.0-to-2.0.1.sql and import it into your database.
Note that you have to recreate the Chatroom's if you have updated your version
# Other informations
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A Chat uses generally a lot of RAM.
This Chat uses one httpd and one MySQL process per client ~ 6 MB Ram per Client
You should ever have this in mind, because, as more Chatters find your 
Chatroom, the more RAM is used by the Chat.

This Chat is for Non-Commercial purposes Only!
If you want to use it commercial, drop me a message.

Have Fun,

Marcel Beerta
marcel@beerta.de
http://www.mazenphp.de