Server-Side Network Status

Buyirugh · #1 07-25-2007, 10:36 AM

Hey, all!

I'm not a UI programmer (yet

), but I do dabble in PHP a little bit. While the servers were down today for an update to the spam filtering, I wrote a little PHP script that folks/guilds that host there own websites might be able to use. It's pretty straight foward. You need to have PHP on the server (obviously). Upload the images (or make your own), then, on the page that you want to network status on, just either place the code that I made or use the PHP command:

Code:

include("network_status.php");

If you have any problems, just let me know.

Take care

krisla · #2 07-25-2007, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buyirugh

Hey, all!

I'm not a UI programmer (yet

), but I do dabble in PHP a little bit. While the servers were down today for an update to the spam filtering, I wrote a little PHP script that folks/guilds that host there own websites might be able to use. It's pretty straight foward. You need to have PHP on the server (obviously). Upload the images (or make your own), then, on the page that you want to network status on, just either place the code that I made or use the PHP command:

Code:

include("network_status.php");

If you have any problems, just let me know.

Take care

I just tried it, and it almost worked!
http://rodgerhyatt.com/web/network_status.php
keep it up though, your getting closer

jonathn2875 · #3 07-25-2007, 07:16 PM

anyway to make this as a windows vista sidebar gadget?

Buyirugh · #4 07-26-2007, 05:58 AM

Let me work on a Vista sidebar... or also a Yahoo! Sidebar (for those of us still using XP

)

Buyirugh · #5 07-26-2007, 09:53 AM

I've written what I THINK will work as a sidebar gadget. "Think"? Why only "Think"? Well... I don't have Windows Vista.

Is there anyone out there would could take a look at this and see if it works as a sidebar? There is an HTML file which parses the network status page on EQ2Players using VBScript. There are also the original images that I had before.... all packaged in a gadget archive.

If there are problems or what-not, please snap some screenshots and post them here so I can see what I might need to fix.

Thanks

deaddog4201 · #6 07-26-2007, 12:46 PM

doesnt install on vista 64bit. No error other then said the installer could not be verified did i still want to install i said yes but nothing else happens and i cant find it anyplace.

jonathn2875 · #7 07-26-2007, 03:29 PM

same on 32 bit vista. acts like its installing but then nothing happens

Buyirugh · #8 07-27-2007, 05:33 AM

I'm trying to figure out if I missed a step.

According to MSDN, after creating a working HTML file (or files), all I should have to do is ZIP the files up, then rename the .ZIP file to a .GADGET file. I did that. To upload to EQ2Interface, I needed to again zip up the .GADGET file so that I could upload it. On the other end, you would have to extract the .GADGET file from the .ZIP file, then double click it to add it to the sidebar archive. Next you would click the + sign to add a gadget and it show in the archive. If this isn't happening, then Microsoft lied in their instructions:

MSDN Sidebar Gadgets Quickie

I will have to do further research to find out what might be missing in the steps to disallow this.

Thanks for your feedback. It really does help.

jonathn2875 · #9 07-27-2007, 09:28 AM

Ok taking a look at your files, and remember I have no clue about any of this

You had for the last couple of lines:

<platform minPlatformVersion="1.0" />
</hosts>

when it should have been:

<platform minPlatformVersion="1.0" />
</host>
</hosts>

Note the two differant </host ...

So I added that line in repacked it and now it installs but this is what it looks like installed

Ill try to work on it some as well if you dont mind. I would like to learn how to make these.