Instant Messaging Application using Qt and C++

• A socket programming project implemented in Qt and C++ supporting real-time communication.
• Developed server and client using Qt in C++ for real-time communication based on TCP protocol.
• Supported multiple users login at the same time and implemented group chat function for multiple users.
• Used MySQL in the back-end to store the users’ properties and historical messages.
• Implemented features for user registration, password reset and change avatar.

Client

• Used Qt Widget for the interfaces.
• Used TCP protocol for the communication.

Server

• Used MySQL as the back-end server to store historical messages.
• Used muduo network library https://github.com/chenshuo/muduo

Useage

This project requried server to start on the back end which could start use:

• bash start.sh Then the server will run in the backend. User could login to the server and perform functionabilities.