Re: Counter

> Either way... javascript nor java can accomplish it.... > > he said the file is counting without user intervention all day... > > the only way to create a counter that can do that is through a seperate > process that is not connected to the web. > Of course I never did say they had to use Java on the backend...of course they could if they wanted to. Java could open a file to increment a number to periodically just like cron or any other programming language. > cron can schedule a script to write to a file. > > how you get that information out of the file is up to you. a frame and some > meta refresh is simple. can javascript read a file on the server? I think > not. Can java, why? it takes to long to load. Yeah, Java takes time to load, but it will only load ONCE, much better in my estimation the doing met refresh to reload the whole page exery X interval. Just open a streaming socket to your server to access the number in the file being manipulated either by a script, cron, compiled program, etc... -Brad > -- > Chris Edwards > Web Application Developer > Outer Banks Internet, Inc. > 252-441-6698 > chris.edwards@obinet.com > http://www.OuterBanksInternet.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <bbonkosk@tampabay.rr.com> > To: "Chris Edwards" <chris.edwards@obinet.com>; > <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 5:57 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP] Counter > > > > Yes, this could be done in PHP to, but isn't that like using a screwdriver > to > > pound in a nail? This is clearly a case for client side programming. So > > either embedd a nice little java applet that gets a dynamically updated > file > > via sockets, or do some javascript algorithm that will appear to update > while > > the user is sitting at your site. > > -Brad > > > > > Hi > > > > > > setup a cron job to write to a file, the number you wish to see. > > > > > > then, use an <iframe>, > > > http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_iframe.asp > > > > > > have the iframe page reload itself every second, reading the new number > from > > > the file. > > > > > > when a user loads the page, they will see the counter incrementing every > > > second, or whatever period you wish > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Chris Edwards > > > Web Application Developer > > > Outer Banks Internet, Inc. > > > 252-441-6698 > > > chris.edwards@obinet.com > > > http://www.OuterBanksInternet.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mark Douglas" <Mark.Douglas@Q9.com> > > > To: "'Shaun'" <shaun@mania.plus.com>; > > > <php-general@lists.php.net> > > > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 9:36 AM > > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Counter > > > > > > > > > > If they want to see the counter incrementing while the user is sitting > on > > > > one page, you're going to have to do something in javascript or > another > > > > dynamic language. As is stated many times on this list, PHP is server > side > > > > only and will not make a webpage dynamic at the client side for you. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Shaun [mailto:shaun@mania.plus.com] > > > > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 9:31 AM > > > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Counter > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your reply mark, > > > > > > > > but they want to see the counter actually incrementing whilst the user > is > > > on > > > > the site... > > > > > > > > > > > > "Mark Douglas" <Mark.Douglas@Q9.com> wrote in message > > > > > > > > > news:05924A4A9DEDAD46A21EE3C8C64B090D02B6CDC6@cheetah.zoo.q9networks.com... > > > > > I'm not awake enough to provide example code, but something like > this > > > > should > > > > > work: > > > > > > > > > > - Set a base date > > > > > - Set a base counter value > > > > > - Get the current date, subtract base date, gives you number of days > > > since > > > > > start of counter > > > > > - multiple number of days since start of counter by 7000 > > > > > - add this value to base counter value, giving you start of day > value > > > > > - divide 86400 by 7000 to give number of seconds that needs to pass > to > > > > > increment value > > > > > - count number of seconds that has passed in the day, divide by > number o > > > f > > > > > seconds to increment, giving todays current addition to counter > > > > > - add current addition to start of day value > > > > > > > > > > Voila, you have a piece of code that you can put in a header/footer > on > > > > every > > > > > page and will be different every time a user loads a page. This is > > > > asssuming > > > > > you're just going on the 7000/day value, and not actually caring > about > > > the > > > > > real number of units sold. > > > > > > > > > > I hope that didn't confuse too much. > > > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Shaun [mailto:shaun@mania.plus.com] > > > > > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 9:13 AM > > > > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > > > > Subject: [PHP] Counter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I have a client who wants a counter on their site showing a number > which > > > > > rises by 7000 a day and visibly clocks up whilst a user is on the > site. > > > > This > > > > > is meant to show the number of products they sell a a day. I'm just > not > > > > sure > > > > > how this would work though, would i have to store the ammount in a > > > > database, > > > > > how would it increment whilst no one is one the site. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > > To unsubscribe, visit: > > > > > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > To unsubscribe, visit: ©äsbm1 > > > > Úw•«¾http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > To unsubscribe, visit: > > > > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >