Add AtomChat to your PHP (Core) (No Framework) website

Modified on Fri, 28 Oct, 2022 at 12:49 PM

1. Sign-up for a Free Trial

You can select a suitable plan from AtomChat's pricing page and sign up for a 14-day free trial!

2. Note Your API Keys

Sign in to your Dashboard and click on the Manage button
You will see API Keys on the top right. You can copy your keys from here!

API Keys

3. Secure your environment

For successful integration, please ensure your domain or local environment is

SSL certified and secure.

Choose a Layout

AtomChat offers 2 Layouts
1. Docked Layout creates a floating chat widget at the bottom right/left corner of your website.
2. Embedded Layout embeds a chat interface inside any page of your website

And please remember!
AtomChat layouts are not designed to be used together on the same page. If you add both layouts on the same page, please expect erratic behavior from the software.

4. Setting up the Docked Layout

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Paste the following code right before the closing </body> tag of every page where you want AtomChat to appear.

<script>
var chat_appid = 'APP_ID';
var chat_auth = 'AUTH_KEY';
</script>
<?php 

  if(isset($_SESSION["user_id"]) && $_SESSION["user_id"] > 0) { ?>
   <script>
    var chat_id = "<?php echo $_SESSION["user_id"]; ?>";
    var chat_name = "<?php echo $_SESSION["user_name"]; ?>"; 
    var chat_link = "<?php echo $_SESSION["user_link"]; ?>"; //Similarly populate it from session for user's profile link if exists
    var chat_avatar = "<?php echo $_SESSION["user_avatar"]; ?>"; //Similarly populate it from session for user's avatar src if exists
    var chat_role = "<?php echo $_SESSION["user_role"]; ?>"; //Similarly populate it from session for user's role if exists
    var chat_friends = '<?php echo $_SESSION["user_friends"]; ?>'; //Similarly populate it with user's friends' site user id's eg: 14,16,20,31
    </script>
  <?php } ?>
<script>
(function() {
    var chat_css = document.createElement('link'); chat_css.rel = 'stylesheet'; chat_css.type = 'text/css'; chat_css.href = 'https://fast.cometondemand.net/'+chat_appid+'x_xchat.css';
    document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(chat_css);
    var chat_js = document.createElement('script'); chat_js.type = 'text/javascript'; chat_js.src = 'https://fast.cometondemand.net/'+chat_appid+'x_xchat.js'; var chat_script = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; chat_script.parentNode.insertBefore(chat_js, chat_script);
})();
</script>

NOTE:
Please replace the "APP_ID" and "AUTH_KEY" values in the code with your own Keys from your AtomChat Admin Panel -> API Keys

IMPORTANT: 
The highlighted code may have to be modified to match the variables you’ve used.

5. Setting up the Embedded Layout

Embedded

Paste the following code to any site page where you want AtomChat to appear.

<script<script>
var chat_appid = 'APP_ID';
var chat_auth = 'AUTH_KEY';
</script>
<?php 

  if(isset($_SESSION["user_id"]) && $_SESSION["user_id"] > 0) { ?>
   <script>
    var chat_id = "<?php echo $_SESSION["user_id"]; ?>";
    var chat_name = "<?php echo $_SESSION["user_name"]; ?>"; 
    var chat_link = "<?php echo $_SESSION["user_link"]; ?>"; //Similarly populate it from session for user's profile link if exists
    var chat_avatar = "<?php echo $_SESSION["user_avatar"]; ?>"; //Similarly populate it from session for user's avatar src if exists
    var chat_role = "<?php echo $_SESSION["user_role"]; ?>"; //Similarly populate it from session for user's role if exists
    var chat_friends = '<?php echo $_SESSION["user_friends"]; ?>'; //Similarly populate it with user's friends' site user id's eg: 14,16,20,31
    </script>
  <?php } ?>
<script>
var chat_height = '600px';
var chat_width = '990px';

document.write('<div id="cometchat_embed_synergy_container" style="width:'+chat_width+';height:'+chat_height+';max-width:100%;border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;"></div>');

var chat_js = document.createElement('script'); chat_js.type = 'text/javascript'; chat_js.src = 'https://fast.cometondemand.net/'+chat_appid+'x_xchatx_xcorex_xembedcode.js';

chat_js.onload = function() {
    var chat_iframe = {};chat_iframe.module="synergy";chat_iframe.style="min-height:"+chat_height+";min-width:"+chat_width+";";chat_iframe.width=chat_width.replace('px','');chat_iframe.height=chat_height.replace('px','');chat_iframe.src='https://'+chat_appid+'.cometondemand.net/cometchat_embedded.php'; if(typeof(addEmbedIframe)=="function"){addEmbedIframe(chat_iframe);}
}

var chat_script = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; chat_script.parentNode.insertBefore(chat_js, chat_script);
</script>

NOTE:
Please replace the "APP_ID" and "AUTH_KEY" values in the code with your own Keys from your AtomChat Admin Panel -> API Keys

IMPORTANT: 
The highlighted code may have to be modified to match the variables you’ve used.

6. Contact Sync

Your user list on AtomChat will get populated and they will be visible in the Chat Contact list once they log in to your website after integrating AtomChat. So, users are added on-the-fly as they login.

You can also enable Guest chat for non-logged-in users.

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