Create a shoutbox using PHP and AJAX (with jQuery)

Continuing with the tutorials about AJAX and jQuery we will create a stunning and dynamic shoutbox based in PHP and AJAX (using jQuery).

We will learn how to create a dynamic ajax based shoutbox with jQuery from scratch. It will be very interesting to know how to use the ajax function of jQuery and how it can be used to insert and recover data from a MySQL database via PHP in a way asynchronous.

Here you have a preview image:

You can try the living example before continue reading the tutorial.

Tested in: Firefox, Internet Explorer 6 (bad display of PNG icons, IE bug) & 7, Opera, Safari & Chrome.

Come on guys, let’s dive into the tutorial!

Full article

http://yensdesign.com/2009/01/create-a-shoutbox-using-php-and-ajax-jquery/

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