Extension:IRC Chat

What does this extension do?
This extension allows users to engage in an IRC chat, using PJIRC through the MediaWiki interface.

New features of this release:
 * 1) Skin based applet colors

Installation

 * 1) OPTIONAL -- Download the PJIRC binary, which can be found at www.pjirc.com,  and save it into the   directory of your website.
 * 2) Run SQL command and patch files
 * 3) Save the source code below into its respective files. (Remember to change   to your wanted page name)
 * 4) Enjoy your new IRC client.

SQL and Patch
In the SQL command line, run:

In the regular command line, run: $ cd /path/to/wiki/ $ patch -p0 < mw1.X.X-irc.patch Where 1.X.X is your MediaWiki version. Patch files can be found here.

Changes to LocalSettings.php
require_once("$IP/extensions/IRC.php");

Code
extensions/IRC.php includes/SpecialIRC.php

Freenode hosted applet or locally installed applet (click one)

Known Issues

 * None at this current time.

1.05 (05 May, 2007)
The first build -- mostly representative of the PJIRC applet slapped onto a wiki page. This can still be downloaded here.

1.07 (21 July, 2007)
Added database functionality. Users can now store their IRC nick through the Special:Preferences page. This can still be downloaded here.

1.10 (21 October, 2007)
The IRC applet's colors are influenced by the wiki skins (administrator defined).

Future Developments
This is a list of confirmed future holdings for this extension (besides the caveats). Please list all requests on the discussion page.
 * 1) Linux Option - Channel statistics, for those who decided to go out and install PISG on their server.