php help needed

**Goshawk** · 31 Aug 2007, 07:25 AM

Hi all,

I have recently written a live support module for Zen Cart, using Skype.
This was an easy mod, as Skype returns all what is needed to publish the status online.

However, as the images used are from another server, it gives a warning on https. So now I am rewriting this mod.

The concept is easy:

Call a file from Skype with status info
Read the file contents
Use the results to display status (online/offline)

But as a newbie (wannabe maybe....LOL) programmer I have not been able to read the contents of the file, and turn it into a if/else statement. Now it does just display "offline" all the time, even if you are "online"

Code:

<?php
  $content = '';
  $content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent centeredContent">' . "\n" ;
  $filename = "http://mystatus.skype.com/, SkypeUserName.num";
  $status = file_get_contents($filename);
//  $result = include($filename);
    if ($result=='2')
	$content .= '<a href="skype:SkypeUserName?call"><img src="./images/skype/online.gif" style="border: none;" width="140" height="56" alt="Available" /></a>';
	else	
	$content .= '<img src="./images/skype/not_online.gif" style="border: none;" width="140" height="56" alt="Not Available" />';
  $content .= '</div>';
?>

The SkypeUserName.num file contains just one line, with digits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Digit "2" means that the user is online, so that is why ($result=='2') is used.

The same file could be called as SkypeUserName.text which returns one line with one word, or as SkypeUserName.xml.

Can anyone tell me how to get "$result =" to read the contents?.

The results of the above code can be seen here

Once I have this portion of the code working, I will attempt to create a menu in manager to fill in "SkypeUserName" so no one needs to edit any code during install.

Many thanks,

Goshawk

**DrByte** · 31 Aug 2007, 08:15 AM

try changing this:

Code:

  $status = file_get_contents($filename);
//  $result = include($filename);
    if ($result=='2')

to this:

Code:

  $status = file_get_contents($filename);
  $result = substr($status, 1, 1); // to read 1 character starting at the 2nd position (0 = first position)
    if ($result=='2')

**Goshawk** · 31 Aug 2007, 11:50 AM

Thank you for your reply DrByte,

Unfortunately neither code "$result = substr($status, 1, 1);" nor "$result = substr($status, 1, 0);" does work.

I spend a whole day browsing through PHP material trying to find an answer, but no avail as yet.

Goshawk

**DrByte** · 31 Aug 2007, 03:33 PM

add a line before the IF to see what data you're really getting:

Code:

echo $result;

or maybe this would be more appropriate so it shows in the sidebox

Code:

$content .= 'results: ' . $result;

**Goshawk** · 1 Sep 2007, 01:25 AM

I do not get a response with:

Code:

http://mystatus.skype.com/, SkypeUserName.num http://mystatus.skype.com/SkypeUserName.num 
http://mystatus.skype.com/, SkypeUserName.xml  http://mystatus.skype.com/SkypeUserName.xml

But I do with:

Code:

http://mystatus.skype.com/, SkypeUserName.txt http://mystatus.skype.com/SkypeUserName.txt

This returns:

Code:

Warning: file_get_contents(http://mystatus.skype.com/, SkypeUserName.txt): failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 406 Not Acceptable in /home/content/....../sideboxes/tpl_SkypeLive.php on line 16
Warning: file_get_contents(http://mystatus.skype.com/SkypeUserName.txt): failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 406 Not Acceptable in /home/content/......./sideboxes/tpl_SkypeLive.php on line 16

While if I type http://mystatus.skype.com/SkypeUserName.num in my browser, I get:

Code:

If I type: http://mystatus.skype.com/SkypeUserName.txt, I get:

Code:

Not Available

Which is strange, as I am available and was expecting "online"
And if I type: http://mystatus.skype.com/SkypeUserName.xml, I get:

Code:

−<rdf:RDF>
−<Status rdf:about="urn:skype:skype.com:skypeweb/1.1">
<statusCode rdf:datatype="http://www.skype.com/go/skypeweb">4</statusCode>
<presence xml:lang="NUM">4</presence>
<presence xml:lang="en">Not Available</presence>
<presence xml:lang="fr">Pas disponible</presence>
<presence xml:lang="de">Nicht verf&#252;gbar</presence>
<presence xml:lang="ja">退席中</presence>
<presence xml:lang="zh-cn">離開</presence>
<presence xml:lang="zh-tw">没空</presence>
<presence xml:lang="pt">Indispon&#237;vel</presence>
<presence xml:lang="pt-br">N&#227;o dispon&#237;vel</presence>
<presence xml:lang="it">Non al computer</presence>
<presence xml:lang="es">No disponible</presence>
<presence xml:lang="pl">Niedostępny</presence>
<presence xml:lang="se">Ej tillg&#228;nglig</presence>
</Status>
</rdf:RDF>

Which is strange too, as I am available en it should have returned "<presence xml:lang="NUM">2</presence>

Does this sound like the Skype API is acting up?

******Oops, the strange status codes have been due to my browser cache, as after refresh it displays the correct status*******

**Goshawk** · 4 Sep 2007, 02:01 AM

After further investigation in this problem, I have found out that the Skype API is not fully compatible with PHP4. Due to difficulties reading files from a COM server. I will see if I can find a work around using VB or JavaScript.
I will get this module updated when Zen cart moves to PHP5.