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skyhawk133
Level of Difficulty : Beginner
Requirements : PHP

Step1: Creating the database
create a new database called 'users', with 3 fields inside a table. These fields are timestamp, ip and file. Name the table useronline by the way. Now with the form on the PhpMyAdmin page, add the following code:

CODE
CREATE TABLE useronline (
timestamp int(15) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
ip varchar(40) NOT NULL,
file varchar(100) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (timestamp),
KEY ip (ip),
KEY file (file)
);

Step 2: The PHP Script
CODE
<?php
//Put your basic server info here
$server = "localhost"; //normally localhost
$db_user = "username"; //your MySQL database username
$db_pass = "password"; //your MySQL database password
$database = "users";
$timeoutseconds = 300;

//this is where PHP gets the time
$timestamp = time();
$timeout = $timestamp-$timeoutseconds;

//connect to database
//$server = localhost probably
//$db_user = your MySQL database username
//$db_pass = //your MySQL database password
mysql_connect($server, $db_user, $db_pass);

//insert the values
$insert = mysql_db_query($database, "INSERT INTO useronline VALUES
('$timestamp','$REMOTE_ADDR','$PHP_SELF')");
if(!($insert)) {
print "Useronline Insert Failed > ";
}

//delete values when they leave
$delete = mysql_db_query($database, "DELETE FROM useronline WHERE timestamp<$timeout");
if(!($delete)) {
print "Useronline Delete Failed > ";
}

//grab the results
$result = mysql_db_query($database, "SELECT DISTINCT ip FROM useronline WHERE file='$PHP_SELF'");
if(!($result)) {
print "Useronline Select Error > ";
}

//number of rows = the number of people online
$user = mysql_num_rows($result);


//spit out the results
mysql_close();
if($user == 1) {
print("$user user online\n");
} else {
print("$user users online\n");
}
?>

I've tried to make that code as simple as possible to understand. The //comment won't affect the script, so you can remove those if you want. The script basically works like this. It receives server information and gets he time. In mySQl it fills in the values of the person online and puts up a message if it failed. When the user leaves mySQL deletes the user and displays a message if it failes.
pete123456
Hello,
Thanks for sharing this, I just have a few questions.
First, is the file field just for tracking where the user is going?
Second, I want to incorporate this into all of my pages, how can I make sure that duplicates are avoided?

Thanks very much, I do realise this is an old topic, sorry sleepy.gif

Pete
eLliDKraM
Wouldn't MySQL be a requirement too
Munchen
Yes it would ... Otherwise fine tutorial smile.gif
myharshdesigner
NICE tutorial i like it


QUOTE(skyhawk133 @ 9 Dec, 2004 - 12:40 PM) *

Level of Difficulty : Beginner
Requirements : PHP

Step1: Creating the database
create a new database called 'users', with 3 fields inside a table. These fields are timestamp, ip and file. Name the table useronline by the way. Now with the form on the PhpMyAdmin page, add the following code:

CODE
CREATE TABLE useronline (
timestamp int(15) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
ip varchar(40) NOT NULL,
file varchar(100) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (timestamp),
KEY ip (ip),
KEY file (file)
);

Step 2: The PHP Script
CODE
<?php
//Put your basic server info here
$server = "localhost"; //normally localhost
$db_user = "username"; //your MySQL database username
$db_pass = "password"; //your MySQL database password
$database = "users";
$timeoutseconds = 300;

//this is where PHP gets the time
$timestamp = time();
$timeout = $timestamp-$timeoutseconds;

//connect to database
//$server = localhost probably
//$db_user = your MySQL database username
//$db_pass = //your MySQL database password
mysql_connect($server, $db_user, $db_pass);

//insert the values
$insert = mysql_db_query($database, "INSERT INTO useronline VALUES
('$timestamp','$REMOTE_ADDR','$PHP_SELF')");
if(!($insert)) {
print "Useronline Insert Failed > ";
}

//delete values when they leave
$delete = mysql_db_query($database, "DELETE FROM useronline WHERE timestamp<$timeout");
if(!($delete)) {
print "Useronline Delete Failed > ";
}

//grab the results
$result = mysql_db_query($database, "SELECT DISTINCT ip FROM useronline WHERE file='$PHP_SELF'");
if(!($result)) {
print "Useronline Select Error > ";
}

//number of rows = the number of people online
$user = mysql_num_rows($result);


//spit out the results
mysql_close();
if($user == 1) {
print("$user user online\n");
} else {
print("$user users online\n");
}
?>

I've tried to make that code as simple as possible to understand. The //comment won't affect the script, so you can remove those if you want. The script basically works like this. It receives server information and gets he time. In mySQl it fills in the values of the person online and puts up a message if it failed. When the user leaves mySQL deletes the user and displays a message if it failes.

mahendra_22patil
hi friend,
It is nice code but how to get value of $REMOTE_ADDR and $PHP_SELF rolleyes.gif [b][size=7]?
brandon99337
#REMOTE_ADDR is the IP address of the user, and $PHP_SELF is just the same page that posted it.
RawrAdam
Thank you for this tutorial its just what I have been looking for! Nice and simple, yet does the job in hand icon_up.gif

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Adam
engale
QUOTE(pete123456 @ 18 Feb, 2006 - 02:19 PM) *

Hello,
Thanks for sharing this, I just have a few questions.
First, is the file field just for tracking where the user is going?
Second, I want to incorporate this into all of my pages, how can I make sure that duplicates are avoided?

Thanks very much, I do realise this is an old topic, sorry sleepy.gif

Pete


require_once("filename");
madjam002
Great tutorial biggrin.gif
I always wanted to know how to remove the user from the database when they leave tongue.gif
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