Ping through PHP

[nunoabc]

Hello everybody!

I want a script that pings (only once) my game server through PHP and it shows a green light image if it is online and a red light image if it is offline. The script needs to be functional.
I Googled a lot, found some pages that told me to do this and that but when I tried them they didn't work.

IP: 77.91.203.194
Port: 27019
Game: Counter-Strike 1.6

I need to know what PHP version I need in x10Hosting. If you need more information, let me know.

 

[Adam01]

uhhh, I've fought about something like this, but my idea would check my database connection.
And I have no idea how to ping a server.

 

[sunils]

Hi,

Just now done the coding to ping the server. Check this out.

http://www.sunils.co.cc/util/ping.php


If you like it then i will post the code.

If any changes you need post here your requirement.

Thank you,
Good luck

 

[cetutnx1]

@sunils: i get a 404 when i try to fetch the file...

acctually is very easy...

it's done via fsockopen function

Example:

function usage : resource fsockopen  ( string $nombre_host  [, int $puerto  [, int &$errno  [, string &$errstr  [, float $tiempo_espera  ]]]] )

//this function that i've found on php comments is very good and very easy

// check if a server is up by connecting to a port
function chkServer($host, $port)
{  
    $hostip = @gethostbyname($host); // resloves IP from Hostname returns hostname on failure
   
    if ($hostip == $host) // if the IP is not resloved
    {
        echo "Server is down or does not exist";
    }
    else
    {
        if (!$x = @fsockopen($hostip, $port, $errno, $errstr, 5)) // attempt to connect
        {
            echo "Server is down";
        }
        else
        {
            echo "Server is up";
            if ($x)
            {
                @fclose($x); //close connection (i dont know if this is needed or not).
            }
        } 
    }
}

//and the usage will be
chkServer ('www.hostname.com','portNumber');

//The the output will be
echo Server Up o Server down...

 

[sunils]

Sorry about the error,

i thought of uploading the content once the coding was finished.

But i could not access the control panel to upload it.

Since the coding is done i think no need to post the code again.

Any thnx for this coding...............

 

[nunoabc]

Thanks. While you were writing the codes to ping a server I've managed to do it with another things (don't ask me whose). It's GameQ. I can leave here a link for those that were in my situation.

To see my version go to http://ew.exofire.net/ or if you want to see it acting alone http://ew.exofire.net/gameq/example_minimal.php

Again, thank you and I will save that code.