[Release v2] Who's Online

UPDATE: v0.2.2 has been released, fixing the problem of session hashes not always being removed and replaced correctly in the URLs of where people are. It also attempts to fix the problem of members appearing on the list twice, however don't hold your breath on this one.
To upgrade, just reupload online.php to your server.
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Old update: v0.2.1 has been released. If you already have this hack installed and working you DO NOT NEED TO UPGRADE! The only change is I adjusted the instructions to account for an error in the order I had them in. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE HACK ITSELF. If you have not gotten this installed and working yet, please download the zip file (online021.zip) and work from that one.
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Old Update: You can now see where guests are on your board. To upgrade, simply download the new zip file, and read the UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS in the online.txt file.
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Old Update: I fixed a small bug that was making one long string out of the URL To upgrade, just replace online.php on your server.
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Old Update: I added the missing mysql.php file.
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This has been requested many, many times. It produces a page that displays who's online and where they are. You can link to it from anywhere on your board, or make it just for Admins and Moderators (instructions for that included).

Hack version: v0.2.2

For version: vB2 RC2

Files needed: online.php

Files to edit: admin/sessions.php, possibly admin/index.php and mod/index.php

Templates to edit/create: online, online_userbits, online_guestbits, possibly forumhome_loggedinusers

Instructions are included in the zip file.

Feedback wanted.
Please do not PM or IM me about this hack. Please post it in this thread. Thanks!

[tubedogg]

I hadn't thought about guests...I suppose I could include them. Let me do a little work on it and I'll post the results.

[tubedogg]

Originally posted by nuno
And i need to refresh page to see my location when viewing who's online, if i dont refresh page i get that i'm seeing Board Main page

That I can't fix. It's the same as when you first surf in, you don't always appear as being online on the list on the front page. In this case it's because your location is updated at the same time the page is prepared, or slightly after (by a few milliseconds). If that's the worst problem the script presents, I think we're doing pretty good, eh?

[nuno]

That I can't fix

ok, np.
Could you please fix it for Guests?
thank you

[tubedogg]

I updated the zip file above with v0.2.0. You can now see what guests are doing on your board as well.

[nuno]

Done
Thank you Kevin

[bokhalifa]

Thanks tubedogg for Update

[nuno]

Kevin
something is wrong m8
After modifying sessions.php i run mysql.php and i always get this message:

There seems to have been a slight problem with the database. Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience

Why??

[tubedogg]

First, you *have* to post the error message itself (view the source of the page and copy that here, or copy the email you should get, here). The message you keep posting is just vB's nice way of presenting the error.

But in this case I have a pretty good idea what your problem is. Are you upgrading? If so, you need to ONLY DO the upgrade instructions in online.txt. If you already installed the hack, running mysql.php will give you an error every time because it's trying to add a column that already exists. If you are upgrading. go back and reread the upgrade instructions in online.txt (it's 3 or 4 lines, that's it).

[nuno]

i see
i know what you mean
but my problem is that i dont get any emails i dunno why

[nuno]

I'd just deleted 3 new templates and run mysql.php and i'm getting same message