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!!!

4WebHelp Addict Joined: 07 Jan 2002 Posts: 1060

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

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

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

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

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

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

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

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

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

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

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.