Freichat Integration for Joomla

Chat rooms allow users to interact with other users. Chat Applications are becoming more and more popular since it makes websites interactive. In this article I will give you a step by step guide on how to integrate freichat in Joomla.

Download the Free version of Freichat
- Freichat is a powerful web-based chat solution that makes social interaction fun. It is easy to use and it helps websites bring more visitors.
Go to your cPanel, open the web File Manager and go to your Joomla site folder:
Upload Freichat to the main folder of your Joomla site and extract it there:
- Note: After extracting Freichat, please make sure that Freichat folder and files have the right permissions: 0755 (Freichat folder only).
Now, you need to run the Freichat installer. In your web browser, put the URL of your joomla site plus this: “freichat/installation/index.php”.
- Example:
  - myawesomejoomla.com/freichat/installation/index.php
The installer will show a license agreement screen that you must read. Click “Accept” to continue (If you accept the license agreement):
Choose integration type (Joomla):
Freichat will check if your Joomla site meets the minimum requirements. If it does, click on “Proceed” to continue with the integration process:
Set the password for the Freichat Administration Dashboard:
Now, there are two ways to fully activate Freichat:
- Using the Freichat Module for Joomla
- Manually
  - We strongly recommend for the integrity of your Joomla website to use the Freichat Module. This is safer and more supported:
Access Joomla’s Administration Dashboard. Go to menu “Extensions -> Extension Manager”. Install the Freichat Module:
Go to menu “Extensions -> Module Manager” and enable the freichat module:
And that’s it! Freichat has been properly integrated with Joomla!