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Make sure port 80 isn't being used. If you have skype on while you try to launch WAMP, WAMP will not launch

RewriteEngine on # if a directory or a file exists, use it directly RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d # otherwise forward it to index.php RewriteRule . index.php RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80 RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.yoursite.com/$1 [R,L]

If that doesn't work create a .htaccess file RewriteEngine on # if a directory or a file exists, use it directly RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d # otherwise forward it to index.php RewriteRule . index.php RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80 RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://yoursite.com/$1 [R,L]

In your queryies, add a check for mysql_errors()) $result = mysql_query($sql,$con) or die(mysql_errors());

If you use the advanced template with Yii2, it creates a login, registration, and forgotten password function for you. www.yiiframework.com/download/

Out of all four I would go with Laravel. They have a ton of tutorials at laracasts.com that make it really easy to learn. On another note, I would seriously consider looking into Yii2, before making a final decision

If you want to go the Node.js route, checkout socket.io, they have demo of a live streaming chat on their homepage http://socket.io/demos/chat/ If you want to stick with PHP and jQuery, just create a setInterval script to update your chat box every 10 seconds or so. <div id="chatContainer"></div> <script> setInterval(function(){ $.post('getChat.php', postData, function(data){ $("#chatContainer").html(data.msg); }, 'json'); }, 10000); </script>