Thread: Php loop help

try something like

Code:

while(true) {
$totalonline = mysql_fetch_array($online);
echo "Players online: " .$totalonline['currentlyonline']."";
sleep(5);
}

I don't think that worked actually..

this actually made the page not load.

oh my bad, i don't actually know php very well either p:

although i would put the sleep after the echo part

Well, thanks for helping, even though it didn't work. i still appreciate it!

Originally Posted by Harlan

try something like

Code:

while(true) {
$totalonline = mysql_fetch_array($online);
echo "Players online: " .$totalonline['currentlyonline']."";
sleep(5);
}

PHP != Java

Originally Posted by Socioscape

this actually made the page not load.

Because it was a never ending loop, and the page doesn't show until that loop is over, which is never.

Originally Posted by dragonxtreme

u mean you want it to update users online every5 seconds instead of having to refresh? if so you could put the output page of that script into a iframe and put a refresh on the iframe so it refreshes every 5 seconds, just a non php method

iFrames are so 1990, best would be ajax.

Originally Posted by Joshua F

PHP != Java

Because it was a never ending loop, and the page doesn't show until that loop is over, which is never.

iFrames are so 1990, best would be ajax.

Alright, how do you suggest i proceed then?

Code:

<div id="players">

</div>

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
      setInterval(function() {
            $("#players").load('your_file.php');
      }, 5000);
</script>