Shout Box | Installation

Installation:

STEP 1: Install server side scripts to your server

1. Copy server and js folders to the web server where you are going to install shoutbox;

2. Execute dump.sql script in your database admin panel in order to create necessary databases for shoutbox;

3. Change login and password in server/php/settings.php file for accessing to your database.
Open this file and find the code:

define('CONFIG_SQL_DBUSER', login);
define('CONFIG_SQL_DBPASSWORD', password);

In the code:

login (String, required) specifies login to your database;
password (String, required) specifies password to your database;

STEP 2: Include the SWFObject JavaScript library in the head of your HTML page

<head>
    <title>Your Page Title</title>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />	
    <script type="text/javascript" src=swjobjectUrl></script>
</head>

In the code:

swjobjectUrl (String, required) specifies the URL of swfobject.js file.

STEP 3: Shoutbox is embedded in HTML page using SWFObject with the following code:


<div id="holder">
	<div id="shoutbox">
		This text is replaced by the Flash movie.
	</div>
	<div id='app_holder_1'></div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
	startShoutbox('ShoutBox Demo', 'server/php/shoutbox.php', 3);
</script>

In the code:

swfUrl (String, required) specifies the URL of shoutbox SWF file;
id (String, required) specifies the id of the HTML element (containing your alternative content) you would like to have replaced by shoutbox;
width (String, required) specifies width in pixels of shoutbox;
height (String, required) specifies height in pixels of shoutbox;
version (String, required) specifies the Flash player version your SWF is published for (format is: "major.minor.release");
bgColor (String, required) specifies HEX color of shoutbox background;
serverURL parameter – relative to path to shoutbox.php server file;
refreshTime specifies time in seconds for refreshing shoutbox;

Detailed information about using SWFObject you can find here.

Installation: STEP 1: Install server side scripts to your server 1. Copy server and js folders to the web server where you are going to install shoutbox; 2. Execute dump.sql script in your database admin panel in order to create necessary databases for shoutbox; 3. Change login and password in server/php/settings.php file for accessing to your database. Open this file and find the code: define('CONFIG_SQL_DBUSER', login); define('CONFIG_SQL_DBPASSWORD', password); In the code: login (String, required) specifies login to your database; password (String, required) specifies password to your database; STEP 2: Include the SWFObject JavaScript library in the head of your HTML page <head> <title>Your Page Title</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <script type="text/javascript" src=swjobjectUrl></script> </head> In the code: swjobjectUrl (String, required) specifies the URL of swfobject.js file. STEP 3: Shoutbox is embedded in HTML page using SWFObject with the following code: <div id="holder"> <div id="shoutbox"> This text is replaced by the Flash movie. </div> <div id='app_holder_1'></div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> startShoutbox('ShoutBox Demo', 'server/php/shoutbox.php', 3); </script> In the code: swfUrl (String, required) specifies the URL of shoutbox SWF file; id (String, required) specifies the id of the HTML element (containing your alternative content) you would like to have replaced by shoutbox; width (String, required) specifies width in pixels of shoutbox; height (String, required) specifies height in pixels of shoutbox; version (String, required) specifies the Flash player version your SWF is published for (format is: "major.minor.release"); bgColor (String, required) specifies HEX color of shoutbox background; serverURL parameter – relative to path to shoutbox.php server file; refreshTime specifies time in seconds for refreshing shoutbox; Detailed information about using SWFObject you can find here.