Wanted::Private Chat Host

[eminence]

Well I am getting really pissed with MSN Messenger now so I would like to setup a instant chat thingo on a web server.

The chat software I have chosen is called PHPOpenChat and this requires:

• 
  Before you install PHPOpenChat you need to install the following things
  * Linux ;-) or an other UNIX! Win32 is not recommended for a high performance chat.
  * MySQL database (http://www.mysql.com/)
  * Apache (http://www.apache.org/) with the PHP3 (version >=3.0.9) or
  PHP4 module (http://www.php.net/)
  - because of an error into php 4.0.3 code in mysql_close function,
  we recommend php version >= 4.0.4 this bug concerns only php4
  (but a workaround for 4.0.3 is implemented yet)

above list is copy and pasted from their install readme document. Basically I would like an Ad free host but if its just a banner or a pop-under then I guess I will survive. It must be atleast 5MB and have a decent amount of bandwidth. Dunno how much bandwidth really because I haven't used this PHP script before and there is no estimation in the readme file.

Basically MSN sucks because we keep getting kicked so now I want to setup a private chat thingy for my friends and I to get together in.

Anway thanks in advance,
Simon

 

[biggulp]

these scripts suck resources

 

[eminence]

This I know

This I know what I don't know is where to host it! :angry2: :angry2: :angry2:

besides here is a list of the resources this script "sucks" copied and pasted from the install readme document:

System usage:
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* Snapshot of the system usage logfile of http://www.schulhofchat.de/
a PIII 800 MHz:
Chatters online: 117
Load: 1.26
Count of MySQL-Daemons: 15
Count of Apache-Daemons: 134

I don't think thats too much! and thats with 117 chatters I will only have my friends on there which will amount to something like 20 people and probably not all at the same time. So I don't see this particular script and usuage of this script sucking to many resources.

<eminence>

 

[Mike-Melen]

Get another program that requires less things..

 

[9cy]

Load: 1.26 Umm thats a huge load to have on a server.... My load is usally around 0.06 and thats handling a good bit of traffic

 

[eminence]

Suggest

Originally posted by Mike-Melen
Get another program that requires less things..

Perhaps you could suggest one to me?

Thanks
<eminence>