Real Time FaceBook Chat Messenger using WebSockets,PHP,MySQL

Name: Real Time FaceBook Chat Messenger using WebSockets,PHP,MySQL
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Create & Learn to build Real Time Communication System In PHP, JS, PDO and Ratchet

Created byAizaz dinho

Last updated 1/2025

English

What you'll learn

Learn about WebSockets
Learn about Ratchet
Learn about PHP
Learn about PDO
Learn to build Real Time Application

Course content

6 sections • 54 lectures • 5h 8m total length

Introduction2:33
Installing Local WebServer2:45
Creating folders for our application4:32
Create a real-time fb-messenger project by organizing folders under xampp htdocs, including core, ajax, classes, assets, content, and js, then test with localhost to print hello world.

Creating Database1:41
Creating Login form2:16
Creating User table4:00
Validating Login Form10:03
Creating PHP class to connect with Database9:18
Creating a method to check if email exist12:24
Creating a Password hash method4:34
Create a password hash method using PHP to hash and verify user passwords with the default Blowfish-based password_hash and password_verify, enabling secure login against stored credentials.
Creating a redirect method and Allowing User to login2:59
Creating method to check if user is logged in4:14
Create a public isLoggedIn function in the user class that returns true if a session ID is set, and use a getId method to obtain the user ID for homepage.
Creating Method to logout the user1:55
Creating Method to Return User Data5:34
Creating a method to return data from any table10:19
Creating Method to Insert data into Database10:13

Creating home page3:08
Creating Messages Table4:44
Creating Method to make search box work8:11
Creating Search method to search user9:48
Creating method to display Recent Messages8:15
Adding new condition to recent messages5:55
Creating method to redirect to last message6:09
Rewriting the url4:48
Creating main messenger page5:15
Creating method to get user data by username3:06
Creating method to display Chat messages6:18
Create a method to fetch and display latest chat messages by joining messages and users, binding sender id, and displaying messages on the right or left.
Creating condition to display not seen icon5:05

Creating js Function to Allow Users to Upload image7:42
Create a JavaScript function to validate a selected image from a file input and upload it to a chat recipient via a server endpoint.
Creating Upload Method12:46
Uploading Image4:44
Displaying Images in Chat4:52
Display uploaded images in the chat by converting a JSON string to a JavaScript object, appending image messages to the chat panel, and testing image posting in the interface.
Creating Method to store Messages6:33
Fixing Recent Messages4:17
Creating Update method11:16
Develop a dynamic update method in PHP to modify messenger messages in a MySQL table, handling fields, conditions, and binding values to update status, time, and content.
Creating Method to set Message status to seen1:53
Making Textarea work to send Messages7:39

Getting Started with WebSockets5:17
Creating sessionID4:26
Understanding how our Chat class works5:13
Instantiating class objects3:38
Adding tokens to connection6:28
Sending Message via WebSocket7:20
Displaying Messages From WebSocket11:37
Display new message on user list7:38
Adding new condition to recent message8:19
Add a conditional flow to the recent messages: check the user id, update an existing message or insert a new one, update display time and badge in the messenger class.
Creating method to scrollDown5:57
Create a scroll down method for the real-time chat messenger using websockets, php, and mysql that auto-scrolls as new messages arrive.
Fixing Duplicate Image message problem1:34

Requirements

PHP experience is needed or Basic knowlage of PHP
Basic JavaScript
Local Web Server, (Xampp/Lampp)

Description

Wanted to build your own REAL TIME chat just like Facebook Messenger? and don't know where to start from? Don’t worry, this Course will show you step by step how to create your own Facebook Messenger clone using WebSockets. Yes, we will be using websockets in PHP along with MySQL, Javascript.

It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or an experienced programmer, just you have to know the basics of PHP, MySQL, HTML ,CSS and JQuery.

This course will be greatly and highly beneficial to you. And by the end of this course you will be capable of creating your own Real Time Chat Just like Facebook, not only this you will also be more than competent with skills WebSockets, Ratchet, PHP, PDO, OOP, MySQL and jQuery.

You can highlight the site you create in this course, If anyone who sees this project in your portfolio might want to hire you because from this course you will gain skills which help you to understand the main concept used in the Real Time Communication system. So get the ULTIMATE guide to create a REAL TIME Chat Application Like Facebook Using Websockets and PHP.

Support

By taking this course you will get my full support. I've always loved to help my students (could be you). I’ve answered all that question that students have asked so far. I’m always in a ninja mood, if there’s a question it’ll be answered within an hour or few. By all this means if you have any errors. I'll be happy to check codes, errors.

This Course Covers The Following Features:

One to one chat
WebSocket Server
Ratchet
Clients Connections Logic
Store Messages Logic
Display messages in real time
Emojis
Post Message
Post Image
Tokens
Sessions

Please

look at all the lectures to see more things that are covered.

Who this course is for:

Beginner PHP developer curious about Real Time Communication
Beginner PHP developer curious about WebSockets
Beginner who wants to learn to create Real-Time chat application

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Introduction3 lectures • 10min

installing everything we need6 lectures • 19min

Creating User functions,13 lectures • 1hr 20min

Creating methods to display Messages12 lectures • 1hr 11min

Creating method to send Messages9 lectures • 1hr 2min

Turning our Chat application into Real Time (A game changer)11 lectures • 1hr 7min

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