[Release] Online counter (Works for every server)

[_Emme_]

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.

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:

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.

[_Emme_]

Got some PMs about how to implement this, it's pretty straight forward. If you have any questions ask them in the thread.