As a joke for Fuzzdad, I wrote a little PHP script the other day that generates a dynamic "status chart" for maps. It's totally random what it shows, not real data.

Here is an example URL for it.

http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~holtt/mapstat.php?m=dod_hill&a=Waldo

Once you view it, hit reload a few times to see how it's randomized.

Notice that you give the script two parameters: m, which is the name of the map to show, and a which is the author's name.

PS
If anyone knows how I can make this look like a real png/jpg/gif link but still run the PHP script, let me know. If you insert it as an image in a post, it doesn't work as the VB code decides it's not an image (as it ends in "php").

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Got info on how to do this and upated. Here ya go...

http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~holtt/mapstat.jpg

Waldo your driving simulatr thingy blocked my computer a while ago.

I demand something! :angry:

the neverending dod_hill rebuild?

:(

Originally posted by Waldo
PS
If anyone knows how I can make this look like a real png/jpg/gif link but still run the PHP script, let me know. If you insert it as an image in a post, it doesn't work as the VB code decides it's not an image (as it ends in "php").

Wow - I can actually answer this. I had to do the same thing to get my phpUA signature to work.

1. In the folder on the webserver where you are keeping this *.php file, add a .htaccess file that contains the following:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .jpg

2. Now, on the webserver, change the file extension of your *.php file to *.jpg.

So, if your file was called script.php, change it script.jpg (no need for File - Save As...just change the file name).

It should work great after that. Basically, the .htaccess file tells the webserver to treat any *.jpg file in that folder as *.php. On the site that you want to display the image, it sees a*.jpg file and displays it just fine.

I'm no pro on this, but I got it to work using that method - thanks to help from the phpUA forums. Here are my images/php scripts:

http://www.dodchristiansoldiers.com/phpUA/image.jpg
http://www.dodchristiansoldiers.com/phpUA/image2.jpg (http://www.dodchristiansoldiers.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=41)

Hope that helps.

Wow, I thought that was a real thing that Fuzzdad had...hahaha.

btw, if anyone is wondering about my current mapping progress...

http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~holtt/mapstat.php?m=dod_paysage&a=Neutrino

tinfoil

unfortunatly i believe that 100% will never appear in every colum for some reason.

:p

rofl waldo you have too much spare time on your hands! get to work!

Lol I just refreshed three times Neutrino's link and it showed as 75-95% everywhere except for "PR/Marketing" 2%. That made me laugh ;)

Originally posted by [CS] Jedi
Wow - I can actually answer this. I had to do the same thing to get my phpUA signature to work.

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Hope that helps.


Absolutely does - w00t! Thanks! Had to basically drop the arguments with map name and author name, but it still looks good...

http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~holtt/mapstat.jpg

http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~holtt/mapstat.jpg

i love the pointless catagories... as if animals and weather even need a bar.

then gameplay gets a 1% pppffff!!!!

lol!

Originally posted by Waldo
Absolutely does - w00t! Thanks! Had to basically drop the arguments with map name and author name, but it still looks good...


I don't know if this would work, but it would help you keep your arguments.. changing the .htaccess to something like this:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^yourhost.com$
RewriteRule ^\.jpg /home/user/public_html/folder/picture.jpg

which would rewrite /folder/anything.jpg to picture.jpg

so you could enter something like.. siron-dod_veghel.jpg, which would direct to picture.jpg, and then parse that in your php file (use $REQUEST_URI and explode using the '-' char to set the values of each).

just an idea :/

hahahaha, that's great.

lol... I thought FD's map status was real, too! :( :P

does this mean hill is comming back?

Originally posted by Bo0stBo0st
does this mean hill is comming back? well, i have seen a version of dod_hill show up on some source servers a few days ago... but i'm not sure if this map version was by the original author or not.

i want hill!!!!!!!!!!

i love it. :crown:

Pointless yet somehow amusing....

there were servers playing hill for source?

Originally posted by siron
I don't know if this would work, but it would help you keep your arguments.. changing the .htaccess to something like this:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^yourhost.com$
RewriteRule ^\.jpg /home/user/public_html/folder/picture.jpg

which would rewrite /folder/anything.jpg to picture.jpg

so you could enter something like.. siron-dod_veghel.jpg, which would direct to picture.jpg, and then parse that in your php file (use $REQUEST_URI and explode using the '-' char to set the values of each).

just an idea :/

Sweet! I'll hack that in tomorrow. Great use of configs on the web server side!

Am I allowed to use it for my sig? (see below). Want me to add thanks or a link?

Originally posted by Ca-Chicken-Soup
Am I allowed to use it for my sig? (see below). Want me to add thanks or a link?

No problem - it's the university's bandwidth not mine :^)