Building a Link Database

Nuke Cadet Joined: Jul 01, 2003 Posts: 7

Hello

I own a gaming site that is starting to get a lot of traffic, and one problem I am having is managing the Map Downloads section.

My map downloads are stored on a remote server that I link to, so I basically have to manually enter every link, which is starting to become a pain as the map database grows. I am using the standard Downloads section that comes with phpNuke.

Is there a module that will read the contents of a remote folder, and build a list of links in my phpsite? This would save me a ton of time, all I would have to do is upload the maps to the remote server, then my site could grab them with no effort.

Thanks for listening Smile

Paulxb
www.NinjaVsPirates.com

Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 4:19 am

Honestly Paul,

Up until now, I have never heard of a module that can read the contents of a remote server for you to create a list with. If it did exist, I would use it. Also, it would be a great time saver for future work I have to do as well like yourself.

Nuke Cadet Joined: Jul 01, 2003 Posts: 7

Well it has to be possible for it to work on the same server, the Blocks manager can read its own folder. If you can do it on the same server, I'm sure it can be done remotely some how.

Nuke Soldier Joined: May 24, 2003 Posts: 22

Paulxb wrote:

Well it has to be possible for it to work on the same server, the Blocks manager can read its own folder. If you can do it on the same server, I'm sure it can be done remotely some how.

As to doing it locally, the upcoming 2.0 version of Nukestyle's download module is supposed to be able to do that, and thank goodness SOMEBODY has finally done it. Makes my life so much easier.

Nuke Cadet Joined: Jul 01, 2003 Posts: 7

Hey, after some snooping, I found this:

http://www.onlinetools.org/tools/easyfilebrowse.php

This little file will display the files in a folder as a searchable database, which rocks. Smile

seems to do what I want, now I just need to figure out how to display a remote page within my phpnuke site. Is that possible??

An example would be player game stats. The normal stats can be seen here:

http://ws6-2.wickedservers.com/stats/

I'd like to have a link to that in the content menu, and have it show in the main site, not open in a new window.

General Joined: Mar 22, 2003 Posts: 5233 Location: USA

In general, to screen scrape pages with PHP, use the file_get_contents() function. It will pull back the raw HTML. You can then use various other PHP functions to extract exactly what you want/need and display it on your page Wink

Exanple

Code:

$page_to_scrape = file_get_contents("http://ws6-2.wickedservers.com/stats/
");
echo $page_to_scrape;

I will let you figure out the rest Smile

Nuke Cadet Joined: Jul 01, 2003 Posts: 7

Ugh! I'm a total newbie at this, and I can't get it to work in the Content section of the site. I want the original page (stats) to show within my site. Using your php I got nothing Sad

I tried it with and without the .php open and close on it :

Code:

<?php

$page_to_scrape = file_get_contents("http://ws6-2.wickedservers.com/stats/
");
echo $page_to_scrape;

?>

Any help?

General Joined: Mar 22, 2003 Posts: 5233 Location: USA

Try building it as a module instead. Content is just for HTML.

Nuke Cadet Joined: Jul 01, 2003 Posts: 7

I am really bad at this...

Here's the "sample" .php module:

Code:

<?php

if (!eregi("modules.php", $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])) {
die ("You can't access this file directly...");
}

$module_name = basename(dirname(__FILE__));

$index = 1;

function one() {
global $module_name;
include("header.php");
OpenTable();
echo "Addon Sample File (index.php) function \"one\"<br><br>";
echo "<ul>";
echo "<li><a href=\"modules.php?name=$module_name&file=index\">Go to index.php</a>";
echo "</ul>";
CloseTable();
include("footer.php");

}

function two() {
global $module_name;
include("header.php");
OpenTable();
echo "Addon Sample File (index.php) function \"two\"";
echo "<ul>";
echo "<li><a href=\"modules.php?name=$module_name&file=index\">Go to index.php</a>";
echo "</ul>";
CloseTable();
include("footer.php");

}

function AddonSample() {
global $module_name;
include("header.php");
OpenTable();
echo "Addon Sample File (index.php)<br><br>";
echo "<ul>";
echo "<li><a href=\"modules.php?name=$module_name&file=index&func=one\">Function One</a>";
echo "<li><a href=\"modules.php?name=$module_name&file=index&func=two\">Function Two</a>";
echo "<li><a href=\"modules.php?name=$module_name&file=f2\">Call to file f2.php</a>";
echo "</ul>";
echo "You can now use Administration interface to activate or deactivate any module. As an Admin you can always "
."access to your Inactive modules for testing purpouses.";
CloseTable();
include("footer.php");
}

switch($func) {

default:
AddonSample();
break;

case "one":
one();
break;

case "two":
two();
break;

}

?>

...and then your sample

Code:

$page_to_scrape = file_get_contents("http://ws6-2.wickedservers.com/stats/
");
echo $page_to_scrape;

*sigh* 1+1 is equaling 4 right now Sad

General Joined: Mar 22, 2003 Posts: 5233 Location: USA

Code:

<?php

if (!eregi("modules.php", $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])) {
die ("You can't access this file directly...");
}

$index = 1;
include("header.php");
OpenTable();

$page_to_scrape = file_get_contents("http://ws6-2.wickedservers.com/stats/
");
echo $page_to_scrape;

CloseTable();
include("footer.php");
?>

Not tested but should work Wink

Nuke Cadet Joined: Jul 01, 2003 Posts: 7

Quote:

Sorry, such file doesn't exist...

Thanks for trying Smile

General Joined: Mar 22, 2003 Posts: 5233 Location: USA

Works perfectly for me. Make sure you have installed the module correctly.

Create a folder like Link_DB and place it in the modules folder. Then, save this code to Link_DB/index.php

Code:

<?php

if (!eregi("modules.php", $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])) {
die ("You can't access this file directly...");
}

$index = 1;
include("header.php");
OpenTable();

$page_to_scrape = file_get_contents("http://ws6-2.wickedservers.com/stats/");
echo $page_to_scrape;

CloseTable();
include("footer.php");
?>

Then goto Admin modules and activate it. I can show you on my site where it works if you need to see it Wink

Nuke Cadet Joined: Jul 01, 2003 Posts: 7

Oh, lol I didn't name it index.php. I realised it while I was reading your next post Sad

Thanks for the help, but it doesn't appear to call it as it actually exists with the graphics, etc. This is a module that is probably wanted by all the CS Clans out there, but nobody has tackled it yet Sad

It brings up a partial page, but no images or working links.

General Joined: Mar 22, 2003 Posts: 5233 Location: USA

Work with it. You have the framework Wink