PBW Emergency Site files v1.51 Finished and fixed.

[Ruatha]

Se it working, press games here:
PBW
or
NGC3 Emergency Site

Files are here:
Complete ver 1.2
A patch to latest Version is here:
Patch to ver 1.2
The patch updates index.php and adds news.htm and updates readme.txt

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You need a http server capable of handling php files.
The starting file is index.php
You can set up as many sites as you wish but each site needs their own directory with a gamefile and turnfiles subdirectories.
You can alter all data in simple textfiles, the configuration.txt set up is before the site is turned on and then shouldn't have to be altered anymore.
The playerdata.txt needs to be altered when players drop and are replaced.
The deadline.txt needs to be altered when the deadline is updated.
Hopefully I'll fix a better deadline handler in the future, and a progress bar for the uplaod turnfile, that script has been giving some players troubles, I'll look into that (Not working for some).


The gamefile that lies in the GAMEFILE directory must be named in PBW standard,
that is:
Gamename_turnnumber.zip
and the gamename the same as in configuration.txt

i e:
NGC3_57.zip

The uploaded turnfiles in TURNFILES directory should be named accrdingly in PBW standard:
Gamename_playernumber(4 numbers).plr

i e:
ngc3_0001.plr


These are the textfiles that needs to be altered:

NEWS.HTM:
Add all news here.

#1. Configuration.txt:
Game name
Site name
Host name
Host e-mail
Info line

i e:
NGC3
Newbie Galactic Combat 3 PBW Emergency Site
Ruatha
[email protected]
Made 2003 by James Johansson aka Ruatha with Wordpad.

#2. Playerdata.txt :
Number of players
Player1
Player1 e-mail
Player1 empire name


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If you name the empires without player with player name "-" it won't be marked red and will be displayed with the name "(none)".
If the empire is dead name the player "-" and name the empire for example "Dead" or whatever.

(The " shouldn't be included in the textfile)
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i e:
3
Ruatha
[email protected]
Swedish Democracy
James
[email protected]
Storuman Republic
-
-
Dead

#3. Deadline.txt
year
Month
Day
hour

i e:
2003
8
22
20


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Good luck.

James aka Ruatha

[ October 31, 2003, 05:34: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Ruatha]

se it working : PBW Emergency Web site

Cosmetic update.

Patch 1.3

Complete ver 1.3

Fixed:

Changed news.htm to news.html
Changed colour of (none) to green
If deadline is negative it doesnt display it.

ver 1.2 was a critical update
Fixed get turn, now works.
Added mail all button.
Added news.
If name of player is - it's displayed as none, not red.

[ October 26, 2003, 08:08: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[geoschmo]

Is it possible to make a script that will automatically send an email to the game owner when the Last .plr file is uploaded?

Geoschmo

[Ruatha]

Updated ver 1.31:
patch 1.31
Complete 1.31

Fixed:
If e-mail of player is - it won't be included in "mail all".

Geo-
Seems possible.
Wait for ver 1.4
(Tonight I hope)

[ October 26, 2003, 20:38: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Ruatha]

Updated again.
readme isn't fixed.
Complete 1.4

patch 1.4

What is it:
If you add Yes in configuration.txt it will mail the host when all has uploaded if
in MAIL.PHP $mailnotify="yes";

You must in mail.php add the servers SMTP and perhaps the Server owners account.

Good Geo??

Will fix readme tomorrow, nighty!

If it malfunctions you still have ver 1.31 to download.

[geoschmo]

Ok, the email doesn't seem to work. Doesn't give me an errors or anything, but I never get an email.

Doesn't the smtp email need a password? Maybe that's what's wrong?

Geoschmo

[Ruatha]

Hi.
It depends. Some servers require a password.
Most don't, they only accept mails coming from within their own net.
if we add passwords to the mail.php we need to move it out from the game directory. As I guess Fyron don't want to share his SMTP password with everyone...

Have you set Yes in both mail.php and configuration.txt?
In configuration.txt it should be added as a Last line.

AND it only mails when the Last file is uploaded, it doesn't check if all files already are there!

[ October 27, 2003, 06:56: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[geoschmo]

No I did not set a yes in the configuration file, only the mail file. I saw that you added an attribute to the config file but I did not see what it was for so I made it a NO just like your example file. I will try that.

[Ruatha]

Yes, it was redundant, but added in case passwords is needed, then mail.php can be moved to another directory.
And both the owner of the server and the game both have an option of turning it off, sorry for that complex way, I'm not proud of it.
This ver 1 is a botch job....


Another update;
patch 1.421

Complete 1.421

What is new?
-Added new readme.
-Autodirects to main page after upload, pauses 5 seconds first.
-Refreshes main page when it's loaded.
-When all has uploaded, if mail notify host is set to Yes in both configuration.txt and mail.php a message will appear saying that the host is being notified.

[ October 27, 2003, 11:12: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[geoschmo]

Adding the Yes to the config file did it. I got the email. The only odd thing is that the email appeared to come from geoschmo @ s2.ebart.net. Is there a way I can change that? If I can't it's not a big deal. just looks odd.

The only other things I'd really like to see then are two things I think you already have planned. One would be a button to download all the .plr files at once for the host. The other would be a button to upload the new gamefile.zip. This button should remove the current .plr files which will reset the list for the players, replace the gamefile, and email all the players a message that there is a new turn. I think you were planning on doing this from an admin page or something? These two buttons would eliminate the need for my ftp program after I have the game all setup.

Geoschmo