phpclient-serverserver-side-scripting

Can one PHP-document receive input from 2 clients?


Trying to write a chat, like on facebook, I wondered if two clients can connect to the same PHP-document, or, if 1 PHP-document could communicate with 2 clients at the same time?
(I just took PHP as an example, I don't mind using another server-side scripting language, although PHP is the only serverside scripting language I can program in).
With communicating I mean receiving input AND send output, via AJAX or something like HTML5 SSE.
Is this possible?
How is this called (for googling)?

Thanks.


Solution

  • There are hundreds of tutorials on the web that can explain how to use some technologies you're very familiar with to create a chat system (PHP, Javascript and MySQL):

    http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/PHP/Chat-Systems/1

    I recommend reading at least one of them so you can understand where each piece fits in the puzzle.

    Happy coding and best of luck.