how to: In php, check if a specific member is online?

[larry_wic]

hi, i'm guessing i'm not the first person to ask for this, but i can't find it or figure it out.

thanks in advance.

i have a php page (non-vb).
I want to connect to the VB DB and know if a specific user is online or not?

where I KNOW the member I want to check.
I have access via php to connect to the VB DB.
I want to know if a member is logged into VB or not.

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i have a VB template I created and can use VB code, but I don't understand how to do it?
all the code i've seen, is checking the CURRENT user logged in, but i need to know if a specific user/member is logged in/ online.

THANKS!

[Dismounted]

Have a look inside the session table.

[EnIgMa1234]

Originally Posted by larry_wic

hi, i'm guessing i'm not the first person to ask for this, but i can't find it or figure it out.

thanks in advance.

i have a php page (non-vb).
I want to connect to the VB DB and know if a specific user is online or not?

where I KNOW the member I want to check.
I have access via php to connect to the VB DB.
I want to know if a member is logged into VB or not.

----------
or
----------

i have a VB template I created and can use VB code, but I don't understand how to do it?
all the code i've seen, is checking the CURRENT user logged in, but i need to know if a specific user/member is logged in/ online.

THANKS!

You can use the fetch_online_status() function.
It'll return either 1 = online, 0 = offline, 2= hidden.

[larry_wic]

thank you both, that is what I needed!