[Release] Online counter (Works for every server)

A very simple onlinecounter written in C#. Generates a txt-file with the amount of TCP-connections connected on port 5816.

Works better than the netstat tool that some binary servers has been using. Has been tested on a binary server with ~100 online and didn't cause any lag or bugs what so ever.

Note: If you run your server and are NOT using binaries, do not use this. Rather create an online-field in your user table and do a SQL-query from there.

This must be run on the VPS/Dedicated server, in the Appserv/root directory (e.g where your web stuff are).

For you that just wants to see the source, here's the "magic" behind it all.
You can also download the source.

Code:

static void CountConnections(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
    var connections = from info in                      
         IPGlobalProperties.GetIPGlobalProperties().GetActiveTcpConnections()
         where info.LocalEndPoint.Port == GAME_IP
         select info;
    String Count = connections.Count().ToString();
}

Just open config.txt and fill out the settings (Servername, GameIP and Interval - how often it should update)

To read the result with PHP:

Code:

function OnlinePlayers(){
	if ($fp = fopen('http://your_ip/onlineCount.txt', 'r')) 
	{
		$head = array_change_key_case(get_headers("http://your_ip/onlineCount.txt", TRUE));
		$filesize = $head['content-length'];
		$response = fread($fp, $filesize);
		
		fclose($fp);
		return $response;
	}
}

Enjoy.