Howto get Serverdetails?

ConiKost · Post by **ConiKost** » 10 Jan 2006 16:09

Hi There!
How can I get on my own Site to Display the Serverdetails as here:
http://www.openttd.org/server_detail.php?id=2211 ?

Seven Force · Post by **Seven Force** » 10 Jan 2006 16:42

Usually, if the server is set to "advertise" and can be accessed, it will appear on the servers list and can be queried for game info.

ConiKost · Post by **ConiKost** » 10 Jan 2006 16:50

But how I do it myself ?

IvanDK · Post by **IvanDK** » 10 Jan 2006 16:57

*delete*

Brianetta · Post by **Brianetta** » 10 Jan 2006 17:59

I'd like to display the current year, version, etc. on my own web site, too. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be possible.

Sacro · Post by **Sacro** » 10 Jan 2006 18:01

Isn't it just basic PHP?

Brianetta · Post by **Brianetta** » 10 Jan 2006 18:06

Sacro wrote:Isn't it just basic PHP?

OK, smarty - how does my PHP script find out what year my server is at, or what version of the software it's running?

The only way I have right now would seem to be to write a proxy metaserver, and get the local DNS server to misdirect my server's metaserver connection to that proxy before sending it on to the real metaserver.

Actually, I'm planning to get my dedicated server autopilot to populate a web page with all sorts of in-game info (like who's playing, etc) so it would be nice if the console had a bit more information available. I can only get a company name from the console by getting the server to send a message to the company.

I'd really like to see some extra info (version, date, company list) available to the dedicated server console. It would certainly make life esaier for me as a server admin who can't start the game up to look at this stuff whilst at work, for example.

Post by **TrueBrain** » 10 Jan 2006 19:12

Brianetta wrote:I'd like to display the current year, version, etc. on my own web site, too. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be possible.

Current year, version and stuff is accessable for everyone, I don't see why you have to call someone a 'smarty' for it, because he is right: with PHP for example you can poll any server you want, via the OTTD Protocol.. easy as that...

For your information: the MasterServer-Updater uses PHP.

Darkvater · Post by **Darkvater** » 10 Jan 2006 19:13

You could do it the same way the OpenTTD Master Server does it. The server advertises itself to the master server, then that queries your server to find out the details. This querying is done in simple PHP.

http://svn.openttd.org/cgi-bin/trac.cgi ... update.php

If you rip out the appropiate parts to query your own server, or any other server it'll work

jetthe · Post by **jetthe** » 10 Jan 2006 21:14

And if you're lazy, http://brutus.ath.cx/ottd/ (link to the source at the bottom). Not the most beautiful piece of code, but it will get you started.

IvanDK · Post by **IvanDK** » 11 Jan 2006 10:24

*delete*

Brianetta · Post by **Brianetta** » 11 Jan 2006 13:37

I got mine working, eventually. I had to turn off all the checks (it claimed not to have a response from the server when, strangely enough, the return arrays had actually been populated). I gave up trying to get the client details (company value, etc) because nothing I did came back with info. jetthe's script was an excellent start, but simply didn't work on my server the way it obviously does on his.

jetthe · Post by **jetthe** » 11 Jan 2006 19:06

I will try to extend the script with some more detailed error checking and hopefully test it some more tonight. Too bad it wouldn't work out-of-the-box for all of you.

Smoky555 · Post by **Smoky555** » 17 Jan 2006 12:46

jetthe wrote:I will try to extend the script with some more detailed error checking and hopefully test it some more tonight. Too bad it wouldn't work out-of-the-box for all of you.

may be the reason is in the file (openttd.inc.php) that you are using?
can you post it here?

DaleStan · Post by **DaleStan** » 17 Jan 2006 14:34

You might try checking SVN.

jetthe · Post by **jetthe** » 17 Jan 2006 17:17

Smoky555 wrote:
jetthe wrote:I will try to extend the script with some more detailed error checking and hopefully test it some more tonight. Too bad it wouldn't work out-of-the-box for all of you.
may be the reason is in the file (openttd.inc.php) that you are using?
can you post it here?

Ahhhh the shame! I didn't test my script with the latest openttd.inc.php, the old version is available here: http://brutus.ath.cx/ottd/openttd.inc.phps

Edit: All functions to retrive company details have been removed from http://svn.openttd.org/cgi-bin/trac.cgi ... td.inc.php , so using the old openttd.inc.php from my website should be considered as an permanent fix.

Post by **TrueBrain** » 17 Jan 2006 23:04

jetthe wrote:
Smoky555 wrote:
jetthe wrote:I will try to extend the script with some more detailed error checking and hopefully test it some more tonight. Too bad it wouldn't work out-of-the-box for all of you.
may be the reason is in the file (openttd.inc.php) that you are using?
can you post it here?
Ahhhh the shame! I didn't test my script with the latest openttd.inc.php, the old version is available here: http://brutus.ath.cx/ottd/openttd.inc.phps

Edit: All functions to retrive company details have been removed from http://svn.openttd.org/cgi-bin/trac.cgi ... td.inc.php , so using the old openttd.inc.php from my website should be considered as an permanent fix.

Yeah, someone (ahum) removed that for some reason

It currently is no longer used for the MasterServer, and the code was buggy... but oh well

Someone should rewrite everything anyway

neonx · Post by **neonx** » 01 Feb 2006 16:49

grrr...

what has changed with the new version (0.4.5), my server-info script don't work anymore...

ConiKost · Post by **ConiKost** » 02 Oct 2006 21:57

Has anybody a new solution?

Brianetta · Post by **Brianetta** » 03 Oct 2006 09:12

ConiKost wrote:Has anybody a new solution?

Yes. Expand upon my autopilot script, so that it writes company information, etc., into a database. The database support is there already. Unfortunately you'll still need to use the openttd.inc.php functions to get the game's current date, landscape and dimensions (that info's not available to the console). Everything bu the date can be inferred from the config, but if a saved game is loaded there's no guarantee that the config reflects the game.

Once it's in the database, a PHP script can display the results to a web browser.

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