Hi,
I've install PHPShout and it seems to be working (after a few little hiccups  )
I've just got a couple of questions/problems;

what permissions should I be setting config.txt as?  I set it to 666, as per install.txt but it is viewable by anyone, which is not ideal.
Also, some of my buttons/emoticon are corrupt and not showing....

Cheers in advance  

If they're corrupt, reupload in binary, not auto or ascii.

As for the chmod, I'm sure 666 is the ideal chmod for that file.
Making it not viewable by the public would stop their browser reading it to function.

Thank for the reply.  I've sorted the icons now.  Sure enough I was uploading in ASCII

As for the config.txt permission...   The only problem with 666 is that anyone can view the file and see the shoutbox admin password.  Surely that's not ideal, is it?

The shoutbox mod and all it's files are usually in the servers cgi-bin folder, which prevents viewing like that on most server configurations...

For example, by default, before MD5 encryption, the member files store passwords for accounts unencrypted, those are in the cgi-bin folder and aren't accessible from outside the server. Scripts currently on the server access those files, remotes users can't.
If you can in your case I'd ask your host why that's possible, or change the config yourself if your hosting at home.

You could try a lower chmod, just try the lowest logical value (which probably won't work) then increase permissions until it works, that's about as secure as you can get if your cgi-bin directory is viewable..

Quoted from iCONICA

The shoutbox mod and all it's files are usually in the servers cgi-bin folder, which prevents viewing like that on most server configurations..

The PHPShout install.txt states to put the PHPShout and files in the public_html/root folder.  Thanks for the help, but now I'm really confused.
Would it help to mention my host is Heartinternet?

Putting it in cgi-bin would make it secure... If you do that then change the path pointing to it, to it's new location you should be fine.

I'm not sure how PHP shout was written so can't say for sure it'd work...

Martin made the mod, He'd be the best person to say for sure...
Others can only speculate..