Get server status via php

[Stuffy]

Hello, is it possible to get the status of a soldatserver with php? I know, there's u13sss, but its a bit overpowert for my needs. I just need to know if the soldatserver is running or not.

[darDar]

would also be interested in that

[JotEmI]

You can check lobby (Client-Lobby_Protocol) or gamestat.txt (Map/Files Downloading)

[SyavX]

Code: (php) [Select]

function checkServer($host, $port)
{
        $host = gethostbyname($host);
        $socket = @fsockopen($host, $port, $errno, $errstr, 0.6);
        if ($socket)
        {
                fclose($socket);
                return TRUE;
        }
        else
        {
                fclose($socket);
                return FALSE;
        }
}

$host = '127.0.0.1';
$port = '23073';

echo "server {$host}:{$port} is ";
if (checkServer($host, $port))
{
        echo "ON";
}
else
{
        echo "OFF";
}

[Stuffy]

Yeah, SyavX, thats what I'm looking for. Thank you. Im new to php, so I need something I can expand on.

And the Client-Lobby_Protocol is interesting.

[JotEmI]

Actually simply checking if socket connected is not the best way, at least not the most accurate. Often server freezes (process becomes zombie) and while connection can still be established server itself cannot be joined. That's why I try to get gamestat.txt from the server. If it sends the file = server on, if not = server off/freez.