online status ~

[unisabilly]

actually i'm trying to create a forum with php and mysql
there are few questions about the online/offline status ....
1. the online status of the member
2. the MSN online status of the member
3. the yahoo messenger online status of the member
4. the icq online status of the member
5. all other instant messenger online status

any idea how to get the above online status with php !?

[Rollo_Tamasi]

do a google for the mods for online status msn/yahoo/aim mod for phpbb. You can download the mods and take a look at the code.

As for the online status of a member:
in your mysql table have field called 'status' set default to 0
every time a member logs using a login form run a query that updates 'status' to 1
then on the page that you want to display member x is online just put a query there where status=1

[micronicos]

also worth putting in a status_stamp field in to query in last 20 mins or whatever otherwise if they forget to logout they will always be online.