PHP Chat

**The1corrupted** · Mar 6 '07, 10:53 PM

Alright, I've set up a chat system that only works half way... I need suggestions on how to make it work better...

I'm trying to figure out a way to make $_SESSION['chat'] viewable to all players by making it equal $cchat, but I don't think it will work... I don't like to use the database because then the chat would become really tangled. It's only there for admin access. I want to keep the chat session specific while having what is posted viewable to other people that are in the immediate area only at the time that you post it.

[PHP]
/*CHAT SYSTEM*/
$otheruser=$_PO ST['poster'];
$newchat="INSER T INTO `logs`(`who`, `towho`, `posted`, `when`) VALUES ('$otheruser', '$mesgread[2]', '$msg', '$time')";
$msg=$_POST['msg'];
$mesgread=explo de(" ", $msg, 4);
$saynum=mysql_n um_rows(mysql_q uery("SELECT *
FROM `user_table`
WHERE `cn`='$mesgread[2]'
AND `ns`='$x'
AND `ew`='$y'
AND `ud`='$z'"));
//Emote Command
if ($mesgread[0]=="/" AND $user!=$otherus er) {
$emote=explode( " ", $msg, 2);
$_SESSION['chat']=$_SESSION['chat'].ucfirst($other user)." ".stripslashes( $emote[1])." ";
mysql_query($ne wchat);
} elseif ($mesgread[0]=="/" AND $user==$otherus er) {
$emote=explode( " ", $msg, 2);
$_SESSION['chat']=$_SESSION['chat']."You ".$emote[1]." ";
echo $META;
mysql_query($ne wchat);
}
//Say Command
if ($mesgread[0]=="Say" OR $mesgread[0]=="say" AND $mesgread[1]!="to" AND $user!=$otherus er) {
$say=explode(" ", $msg, 2);
$_SESSION['chat']=$_SESSION['chat'].ucfirst($other user)." said, \"".$say[1]."\" ";
mysql_query($ne wchat);
} elseif ($mesgread[0]=="Say" OR $mesgread[0]=="say" AND $mesgread[1]!="to" AND $user==$otherus er) {
$say=explode(" ", $msg, 2);
$_SESSION['chat']=$_SESSION['chat']."You said, \"".$say[1]."\" ";
echo $META;
mysql_query($ne wchat);
}
//Shout
if ($mesgread[0]=="Shout" OR $mesgread[0]=="shout" AND $mesgread[1]!="to" AND $user!=$otherus er) {
$shout=explode( " ", $msg, 2);
$_SESSION['chat']=$_SESSION['chat'].ucfirst($other user)." shouted, \"".$shout[1]."\" ";
mysql_query($ne wchat);
} elseif ($mesgread[0]=="Shout" OR $mesgread[0]=="shout" AND $mesgread[1]!="to" AND $user==$otherus er) {
$shout=explode( " ", $msg, 2);
$_SESSION['chat']=$_SESSION['chat']."You shouted, \"".$shout[1]."\" ";
echo $META;
mysql_query($ne wchat);
}
//Look At Person
if ($mesgread[0]=="look" AND $mesgread[1]=="at") {
//If the user has nothing to do with the look at...
if ($user!=$otheru ser AND $user!=$mesgrea d[2]) {
$_SESSION['chat']=$_SESSION['chat'].ucfirst($other user)." looked at ".$mesgread[2]." ";
}
//If the user playing is the poster...
if ($user==$otheru ser) {
$_SESSION['chat']=$_SESSION['chat']."You looked at ".ucfirst($mesg read[2]).". ";
$lookfetch="SEL ECT * FROM `user_table` WHERE `cn`='$mesgread[2]'";
$larry=mysql_fe tch_array(mysql _query($lookfet ch));
$echolook="" .ucfirst($mesgr ead[2])." is a ".strtolower ($larry[12])." ".$larry[4]." and, from what can be gathered, a ".$larry[3].".
".ucfirst($l arry[1])." looks to be ".$larry[6]." in height, ".$larry[7]." in weight, and appears ".$larry[8].".
".ucfirst($l arry[1])." is also ".$larry[10]." with ".$larry[9]." eyes, ".$larry[11]." skin, and ".$larry[5]." hair.";
echo $META;
}
//If the user playing is different from the poster but is the target...
if ($user!=$otheru ser AND $user==$mesgrea d[2]) {
$_SESSION['chat']=$_SESSION['chat']."".ucfirst( $otheruser)." looked at you. ";
}
}
//Clear the current chat...
if ($mesgread[0]=="clear" OR $mesgread[0]=="Clear") {
echo "<META HTTP-EQUIV='refresh' content='0; url=clear.php'> ";
}
$cchat=$_SESSIO N['chat'];
echo $cchat;
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