AI ChatBot Pro

AI ChatBot Pro is a self-hosted PHP SaaS platform for modern AI chat. It supports multiple AI model providers — OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, and Cohere — along with optional integrations such as PicFinder (image search) and HeyGen (AI video generation).

🌐 Live Demo: https://demo.cdcode.in/
📧 Email: [email protected]
🔑 Password: Demo12345

The system includes:

• User plans (free & paid) with usage limits
• Rich chat interface with code highlighting and media uploads
• Explore feed, profiles, announcements, and rate limiting
• Built with Tailwind CSS + Alpine.js for a clean, responsive UI

Admin Panel Features:

• Manage users, plans, provider keys, and system settings
• Maintenance mode and announcements control
• Lightweight API metrics and log rotation for diagnostics
• Extensible provider architecture — easily add new LLMs

Security & Deployment:

• Guided installer with .env configuration
• All database access via prepared PDO statements
• Segregated storage paths, canonical URLs, robots headers, and 404 handling for SEO & security

⚙️ Core Highlights

• 🤖 Multi-Provider AI Support: OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Cohere (extensible architecture for new LLMs)
• 🖼️ Image & Video Integrations: PicFinder image search and HeyGen AI video generation
• 🎨 Modern UI: Tailwind CSS + Alpine.js — responsive design with light/dark mode
• 💬 Rich Chat Interface:
  • Chat history
  • Typing delay effect
  • Code highlighting
  • Media/file uploads
• 💎 Plans & Quotas: Free and paid user plans with configurable usage limits and upgrade paths
• ⏱️ Rate Limiting: Adjustable max requests + time window; built-in API metrics logging
• 📢 Announcements: Pinned or dismissible messages; supports maintenance mode with IP allow list & bypass key
• 🌍 Explore Feed & Profiles: Public chat feed, user profiles, and CMS pages (database + file-based templates)
• 🔐 Secure Authentication: Persistent sessions, email verification, and password reset
• ⚡ Configurable System Settings: Stored in DB with .env overrides
• 🕒 Cron-Ready Scripts: Automated plan and status checks (plan_cron.php)
• 🧩 Modular PHP Architecture: Clean, framework-agnostic codebase (no heavy framework lock-in)
• 🗄️ Database Security: Prepared PDO statements and minimal global namespace footprint
• 🌐 Localization API: Dynamic endpoint for translations, labels, and language data
• 🧹 Lightweight Logging: Auto log rotation and structured cache directories

🧠 Admin Panel

• 👥 Manage users, plans, announcements, and API providers
• 🔑 Control system settings, keys, and maintenance mode
• 📊 Monitor usage with built-in metrics & logs
• ⚙️ Add new AI providers easily through modular architecture

🖥️ System Requirements

• 🐘 PHP: 7.4, 8.0–8.3
  • Required extensions: pdo_mysql, mbstring, json, curl, openssl, fileinfo
  • Recommended: gd or imagick
  • Optional: intl
• 🗃️ Database: MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+
• 📦 Composer: For dependency install/update
• ⚙️ Node.js 18+ & npm: Only needed if rebuilding Tailwind CSS assets
• 📂 Writable Directories:
  • storage/cache
  • storage/logs
  • storage/uploads
  • storage/sessions
• 🔒 HTTPS Recommended: For provider callbacks & OAuth integrations
• 🕓 Cron (optional): For periodic plan/status maintenance tasks

🧭 Installation Guide

1. 📁 Upload Files (subfolder supported) to your web host or server.
2. 🧩 Enable PHP Extensions and ensure write permissions for all storage/* subfolders.
3. 🗃️ Create MySQL Database & User with proper privileges.
4. 🌐 Run Installer: Visit your domain (or /install) and enter database credentials.
5. 🔒 Secure Installer: Remove or restrict /install after successful setup.
6. ⚙️ Configure Environment:
   • Copy .env.example → .env
   • Set APP_URL, DB_*, and provider API keys
7. 🧠 Admin Setup: Log in → set site name, plans, and provider keys (or use environment values)
8. 🎥 Configure Integrations: Add PicFinder & HeyGen API keys if needed.
9. ⏰ (Optional) Cron Job: Run plan_cron.php hourly for plan/status checks.
10. 🎨 (Optional) Rebuild CSS: After Tailwind edits, run npm install then npm run build.
11. ✅ Finalize: Disable maintenance mode and test each provider chat.