This page is for 1.x phpfreechat versions. For 2.x versions, check the documentation
Server side
A Web server (Apache, IIS, Xitami …)
Write access on the Web server (SSH, FTP, or other)
Doesn't work with “suphp” apache module enabled for versions < 1.0-beta5
PHP in your webserver
PHP ≥ 4.1.0 for pfc 0.x and pfc ≤ 1.0-beta8
PHP ≥ 4.2.0 for pfc ≥ 1.0-beta9 (because of “ctype” functions family)
In some cases “safe_mode=On” makes problems
“ctype_*” function family should be enable in your php for pfc ≥ 1.0-beta9
flock php function needs to be available
By default, you don't need a Mysql database. The chat uses files to store messages and nicknames. But, there is a MYSQL Container that will allow you to store it on a MYSQL Database.