Online users on home page

Junior WebHelper Joined: 11 Nov 2002 Posts: 5

Hey all;
On the 4WebHelp home page I noticed a feature that says "users online" and indicates how many users are on the site. I'd like to be able to do this for my site. Can you tell me how this was done?

Thanks,
pooters

Junior WebHelper Joined: 06 Oct 2002 Posts: 1

I would like to know this too!!!

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2002 12:47 pm (7 years, 10 months ago)

I think it's a hack from phpbb.com isn't it?

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2002 5:20 pm (7 years, 10 months ago)

Yes, it is. See http://www.phpbbhacks.com/viewhack.php?id=201 to get it.

Junior WebHelper Joined: 11 Nov 2002 Posts: 5

Thanks,
Now that I've got it, how do I use it? The instructions say I need MySQL. Can you send me instructions on how to use this? If you need to, my e-mail is clifford_beck@theoffice.net

Thanks Shocked

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2002 6:43 pm (7 years, 10 months ago)

Oh wait a minute... Aren't you using phpBB?

Junior WebHelper Joined: 11 Nov 2002 Posts: 5

hey;
yes. I downloaded it recently. The file size is very small. How do I use it with the 'users online' feature?

Thanks Shocked

Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 3:15 pm (7 years, 10 months ago)

Have you read the file "online_english.txt"? There's not really anything to do: every page on which you want to display the online users must include "online.php".

Junior WebHelper Joined: 11 Nov 2002 Posts: 5

I'm starting to get it. Can you send me a small sample web page so that I can see exactly how to set up the code? Do I simply link the web page to the .php file or do I copy and paste the .php files code into the web page? I don't mean to sound dense, but I've never dealt with php files before.

Thanks Again Rolling Eyes

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2002 4:57 pm (7 years, 10 months ago)

Name the file on which you want to have the online users info with a name ending in ".php". Then put the online.php file in the same directory as your page.

Add this to the page in the place where you want the users online info:

Code:

<? include ('online.php'); ?>

Junior WebHelper Joined: 11 Nov 2002 Posts: 5

I do not wish to create a seperate file for online user info -- just a display on the page showing how many users are on. Is this code: <?php include('online.php');?> written into a hyperlink? example: <a href="?php include('online.php');?"> </a> If this is not correct, please show me an example of how it is used.

Thanks Confused

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2002 7:05 am (7 years, 10 months ago)

No, it doesn't go in a link. You have to name all pages where you want this info with a name ending in .php (there is another way to do it by keeping the .html extension - ask me if you want to know how). Then include the code I gave you somewhere on your page.