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I found a webhost that provides Jabber support, would this be suitable?

I would really like something that I could integrate with my current user database, so that when a logged-in user goes to the chat page, they'll be logged in on the client already.

I am completely new to IRC. I have a website and want to open a web-based chat room on it. I thought IRC would be the best option. I found this site, but don't have a clue what anything says. Could any one point me in the right direction please?