MediaWiki extensions manual

LiveChat Release status: experimentalCategory:Experimental extensions
Implementation	other (invalid type)Category:Extensions with invalid or missing type
Description	It establishes a socket connection between the client and the server and allows to communicate with the server in real time. It contains base functionality for user communication and can be extended with other extensions.
Author(s)	Pavel Astakhov (Pastakhovtalk)
Latest version	0.1
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.Category:Extensions with release branches compatibility policy
Database changes	Yes
Tables	lch_messages lch_msg_reactions
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control README
Example	https://www.marefa.org/Special:LiveChat?uselang=en
Parameters $wgLiveChatSystemGroup $wgLiveChatClientDomain $wgLiveChatClientTLS $wgLiveChatPidPath $wgLiveChatClientPath $wgLiveChatManagerSocketName $wgLiveChatSystemUser $wgLiveChatServerThreads $wgLiveChatLogFile $wgLiveChatServerAddress $wgLiveChatServerPort $wgLiveChatStorageSocketName $wgLiveChatDebugLogFile $wgLiveChatClientPort
Added rights LiveChatManager Category:Extensions which add rights
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay Category:BeforePageDisplay extensions MakeGlobalVariablesScript Category:MakeGlobalVariablesScript extensions LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates Category:LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates extensions LiveChatConnected Category:LiveChatConnected extensions LiveChatStorageInit Category:LiveChatStorageInit extensions
Hooks provided LiveChatStorageInit LiveChatConnected BeforeLiveChatRunAllWorker
Quarterly downloads	0
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The LiveChat extension establishes a socket connection between the client and the server and allows to communicate with the server in real time. It contains base functionality for user communication and can be extended with other extensions.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted LiveChat folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/LiveChat
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'LiveChat' );
  

• Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration parameters

User rights

See also

• Extension:MediaWikiChat
• Extension:WebChat