/real-time-messaging-system

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Real Time Messaging System

This is a real time messaging system using Yii2, NodeJS, Socket.io and Redis.

User has to login and search user with whom he wants to chat and can begin chatting.

Steps to install the application

  1. Clone or download the zip in the server root directory.
  2. Install composer
  3. Run composer global require "fxp/composer-asset-plugin:1.1.4"
  4. Run composer update
  5. Run command "init" (windows) or "php init" (for linux) to initialize the application with a specific environment. Select "development" environment.
  6. Create database named as "bananabandy" adjust the components['db'] configuration in /common/config/main.php.
  7. Migrate Database yii migrate in command prompt.
  8. Install NodeJS
  9. Install & run Redis
  10. Go to nodejs folder and open command prompt here and run node server.js
  11. Go to browser URL and type /backend/web
  12. Use following credentials to login: admin@bananabandy.com/admin123
  13. Create users.
  14. Go to frontend
  15. Open two browsers & type / in both the browsers.
  16. Login using credentials created in the admin panel
  17. Search user and start chatting.

Note : Please let me know if you need any help in setting up the system.