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Saran Mampatta
Saran Mampatta

Reputation: 39

What should be the server side for a chat app?

I'm trying to make a whatsapp like chat app, where I want a server to receive requests. I am thinking of making php server page. Would it be the right choice? or should i look for some cloud computing servers? Please convey some opinion..

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1183

Answers (3)

Jack Smith
Jack Smith

Reputation: 11

If you are creating a chat app like Whatsapp, use the following server that would help to build more easily.

  1. Yaws - An Erlang-based web server that can also run as a standalone web server

  2. Lighttpd - Another web server that is highly secure, swift, flexible and compliant with web server standards.

Upvotes: 1

kundante
kundante

Reputation: 2160

You should have a look at socket.io, which is a websocket package for nodejs. In its documentation there is a chat server example. http://socket.io/get-started/chat/

Upvotes: 2

Jefferson Tavares
Jefferson Tavares

Reputation: 991

I would recommend you to use NodeJs in this case. Node has a asynchronous nature, so its the best thing to use for chat apps. Its also a lot faster than PhP in most use cases. Another thing to consider is that NodeJS hosting is pretty cheap. In fact, you can use OpenShift and start testing your app for free in a redhat server.

If you wanna know more about nodejs: http://www.nodejs.org More on Openshift: openshift.redhat.com

Upvotes: 1

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