Total Number of Users Online Now on Every Page

Again, all credit goes to Chen for the original hack.

I've merely modified it, so that two extra queries are saved on forumhome - there's no point running the queries again since index.php has already calculated it.

This hack modifies 1 php file and 2 templates. It's easy.

Using my method, you save yourself 2 queries on forumhome. We use this at vB.org too.

Instructions in the HTML file zipped below.

[brandy]

My problem was fixed. I had my own variable named "$header" and this hack uses that variable name. I needed to change my variable to a different name.
Now it works, thanks!
Brandy

[Tim Wheatley]

As far as I'm aware I had it where the instructions stated... If I remember rightly above the call of the navbar template.

I did also put it in the php include template (at the top) with my existing code below it, my existing code in that template is:

// Example of how to include a seperate file:
// ob_start();
// require("yourheader.html");
// $header = ob_get_contents();
// ob_end_clean();

ob_start();
include("/data/docs/racesimcentral.com/docs/forum/banner.php");
$rsc_bannrz = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

ob_start();
include("/data/docs/racesimcentral.com/docs/forum/logos.php");
$rsc_logoz = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

[Tim Wheatley]

Got it! There is a line break in the code to be inserted due to your html file, I do run 1280.1024 but still missed it.

[sabret00the]

installed without a hitch

[calvinnguyen]

I found out at your hack have error for this one:

'forumhome_subforumseparator_post'
);

Replace with:
'forumhome_subforumseparator_post',
'header'
);

The correct one should be this:
'forumhome_subforumseparator_post',
'header',
);

[ChrisLM2001]

Have a question: In #3 of the instructions it says to edit the header. Do you copy the header_include code and insert in there (and where)?

Thanks!

Chris

[enginethatcan't]

The number isn't showing up, why?

[enginethatcan't]

Nevermind -- forgot to upload the index.php file lol

[ChrisLM2001]

Originally Posted by Mr. Brian

Yes. No doubt!

BTW, I noticed whenever I'm trying to check/repair my db, I got this line:-

[code]soccerwi_soccerforum.soccerwi_soccerforumsession
error : The handler for the table doesn't support check[/b]

Any ideal why I got this?

thanks

If you're using a prefix, this the header template code to use (vB 3.0.3).....

PHP Code:

if (strpos($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], 'index.php') == false) { 
$datecut = TIMENOW - $vboptions['cookietimeout']; 
$headerguests=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "session WHERE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "session.userid=0 AND " . TABLE_PREFIX . "session.lastactivity>$datecut"); 
$headerusers=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT(userid)) AS count FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "session WHERE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "session.userid>0 AND " . TABLE_PREFIX . "session.lastactivity>$datecut"); 
$headerguests=$headerguests[count]; 
$headerusers=$headerusers[count]; 
$totalonline=$headerguests+$headerusers; 
} 


Chris

[yinyang]

first off, this hack rocks. it's perfectly elegant.

i've updated to 3.04 and it works fine. it also works on my vba cmps pages, but i think that may have to do with some of the other modules on it.

however, i just uploaded the vba links directory hack. the links.php or main page resides in a subforum called links. for the life of me, i cannot get the number of online users to show up on the links.php page.

help!! this makes my forum look totally non-uniform. i've already had to input $vboptions[bburl] (or something like that in front of every link because of the subforum issue.

is there anything that can be done to make this hack work on subforum pages as well?

-yinyang