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Am curious to know how seun pulled that trick of showing the list of people viewing a thread. what's the technology behind it. I know PHP was involved but how did he do it?

Anyone with any Ideas?

Bros... Php is in no way behind the technology of nairaland, nairaland features are powered by python language, ask seun sha cos na wetin im talk.

Nairaland is powered by PHP

pelij18:
Bros... Php is in no way behind the technology of nairaland, nairaland features are powered by python language, ask seun sha cos na wetin im talk.

It's php o, Although the guy sabi phyton according to him. nairaland is SWF built on php.

Vinshu:
Nairaland is powered by PHP

OK then do you have an idea of how they did that list of people viewing a thread

Search it on smf mods, i got a phpbb forum mine is called who is viewing a topic mod its found on the phpbb mod database i believe you can find the similar to any forum software just look at the mods at their website,
*Modified

If you using smf this is what you looking for http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=438938.0

denzmark:
Search it on smf mods, i got a phpbb forum mine is called who is viewing a topic mod its found on the phpbb mod database i believe you can find the similar to any forum software just look at the mods at their website,
*Modified

If you using smf this is what you looking for http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=438938.0

I want to do it my self

cbrass:
I want to do it my self

if you are even just an intermediate php coder, it is one of the easiest thing to do.
Just store users details in database when they login and update the page url each time they enter any page. Then on pages like this reply page, select logged users whose page url matches the current page. Those are the ones viewing it.
Its pretty easy.

cbrass:
It's php o, Although the guy sabi phyton according to him. nairaland is SWF built on php.

Ok oooo, but permitt me to stand on the side of seun.

onyengbu:
if you are even just an intermediate php coder, it is one of the easiest thing to do.
Just store users details in database when they login and update the page url each time they enter any page. Then on pages like this reply page, select logged users whose page url matches the current page. Those are the ones viewing it.
Its pretty easy.

Although I haven't tried your method but I have this feeling it may not work. But I figured a way out. When users login update their logged in status to anything then update their topics view with the id of the topic they are viewing, check the id of each topic viewed with the number of users that have same Id in topics _view then echo it out

cbrass:
It's php o, Although the guy sabi phyton according to him. nairaland is SWF built on php.

false

Seun:
false

Pls seun am sorry for diverting on the topic,my question is how do I know I av PMs and how do I check them,thanks.

Seun:
false

But swf is PHP nw

MizJayne:
Pls seun am sorry for diverting on the topic,my question is how do I know I av PMs and how do I check them,thanks.

Just check your email u used to register

cbrass:
Just check your email u used to register

Ook,thanks.

cbrass:
Although I haven't tried your method but I have this feeling it may not work. But I figured a way out. When users login update their logged in status to anything then update their topics view with the id of the topic they are viewing, check the id of each topic viewed with the number of users that have same Id in topics _view then echo it out

You dissapointed me there cos I was hoping to hear why you think it wont work. You havent tried it yet you have a 'feeling' it wont work. Ok ooo. That sounds like arrogance to me since you are just thinking about doing such an age long process for the first time and yet you 'feel' a suggestion you are given wont work without tendering any technical reason why you think so.
Your method is just not very different from what I said earlier except it has some few shortcomings. What about pages without querystrings?
Again my method also incorporates guest viewers who are counted by generating unique session id on entering the site.
Lastly, I am not profering an idea that might work, I only told you what I have been doing for years now.
Anyway I have a feeling contributed my own bit to the discussion.

^^ Bro cool down,

cbrass:
OK then do you have an idea of how they did that list of people viewing a thread

Well, if i were to do it, it would be a long code but will work.. See how:

- Create a database table for people viewing a thread
- Insert usernames into that table whenever the person visit the thread and stays on it..
- Have a cron job that clears the table eery 10 minutes in case the person switch off his phone or just leaves nairaland

Trust me, it will work. hahaha

cyrielo:
^^ Bro cool down,

I think I am cool just that I prefer intelectual arguments to emotional ones.

onyengbu:
You dissapointed me there cos I was hoping to hear why you think it wont work. You havent tried it yet you have a 'feeling' it wont work. Ok ooo. That sounds like arrogance to me since you are just thinking about doing such an age long process for the first time and yet you 'feel' a suggestion you are given wont work without tendering any technical reason why you think so.
Your method is just not very different from what I said earlier except it has some few shortcomings. What about pages without querystrings?
Again my method also incorporates guest viewers who are counted by generating unique session id on entering the site.
Lastly, I am not profering an idea that might work, I only told you what I have been doing for years now.
Anyway I have a feeling contributed my own bit to the discussion.

Am sorry I don't mean to be arrogant bro and sorry for my quick judgement. I just thought that since I will use a single page to pull out topics according to the user request and automatically carry out the list of ppl viewing the topic, but you seem to knock me out with the guest thing, never thought of guests viewing too

MizJayne:
Ook,thanks.

You welcome

cbrass:
But swf is PHP nw

c'mon that is no big deal....imagine i develop a school portal system in php and you are a good python developer, you can easily develop same school portal with python.

there is also many ways to convert php codes to python like php2py and others

SEUN,

How did a thread on bestiality, complete with picture, get on the Nairaland homepage?

It was at page 10 when I saw it around late afternoon/evening of Sunday, May 10. And I did not have to be logged in to view it.

I await your response.

isalegan2:
SEUN,

How did a thread on bestiality, complete with picture, get on the Nairaland homepage?

It was at page 10 when I saw it around late afternoon/evening of Sunday, May 10. And I did not have to be logged in to view it.

I await your response.

Post the link

cbrass:
Post the link

Not necessary. He knows it was there. I just want to know how it got to home page.

cbrass:
Am curious to know how seun pulled that trick of showing the list of people viewing a thread. what's the technology behind it. I know PHP was involved but how did he do it?

Anyone with any Ideas?

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Seun:
false

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