Read description: building Real-time Messaging web app.

Question

hello, I wanted to build REAL-TIME messaging web app. Please suggest me what should I be using? Is it possible to build without any API? also sockets are necessary for this or not? also it has to be little secure..
My current idea was to build it on PHP, MySQL,Js. and using ajax to fetch data from MySQL continuously.
please suggest. thank you :):)
happy coding!!

Answer 1

You can use websockets as well.

Answer 2

Like nodejs socket.io standalone build