Error with Code for Profile View Counter

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:53 pm

I would like to use this profile count for the php-Nuke profile page instead of the php-BB forum profile so I've made a few changes (seen below). However, while I am receiving no errors, The $total_profile_views is equal to zero and is not incrementing. I added the proper tables and fields to my database so I'm fairly certain that the problem lies in the code below. Could you please let me know where I could have made the error?

Quote:

// Profile Views MOD, By Manipe (Begin)
$current_time = time();
$delete_time = $current_time - 86400;

//
// Delete old entries
//
$sql = "DELETE FROM ".$prefix."_profile_views WHERE time < '$delete_time'";
if ( !($result = $db->sql_query($sql)) )
{
echo "Could not retreive profile views ";
echo mysql_error();
}

//
// Find out if the same person has visited the same user profile
//
$sql = "SELECT ip_address FROM ".$prefix."_profile_views WHERE ip_address = '$user_ip' AND user_id = '" . $userinfo['user_id'] . "'";
if ( !($result = $db->sql_query($sql)) )
{
echo "Could not retreive profile views ";
echo mysql_error();
}
$is_ip_there = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
$db->sql_freeresult($result);

//
// If so, don't increment the profile views counter
//
if ( empty($is_ip_there['ip_address'][0]))
{
$sql = "INSERT INTO ".$prefix."_profile_views (user_id, time, ip_address) VALUES ('" . $userinfo['user_id'] . "', '$current_time', '$user_ip')";
if ( !($result = $db->sql_query($sql)) )
{
echo "Could not retreive profile views ";
echo mysql_error();
}

$sql = "UPDATE ".$prefix."_users SET user_profile_views = user_profile_views + 1 WHERE user_id = '" . $userinfo['user_id'] . "'";
if ( !($result = $db->sql_query($sql)) )
{
echo "Could not retreive profile views ";
echo mysql_error();
}
}

//
// Retrieve the number of views
//
$sql = "SELECT user_profile_views FROM ".$prefix."_users WHERE user_id = '" . $userinfo['user_id'] . "'";
if ( !($result = $db->sql_query($sql)) )
{
echo "Could not retreive profile views ";
echo mysql_error();
}
$row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
$total_profile_views = ( $row['user_profile_views'] ) ? $row['user_profile_views'] : 0;
$db->sql_freeresult($result);
// Profile Views MOD, By Manipe (End)

registered · Site Admin Joined: Jun 04, 2004 Posts: 6437

Why not just set the $total_profile_views = $row['user_profile_views'] ? If it's still zero, then you know the problems is accessing the $row['user_profile_views']. If so, turn the php display_errors on so you can see the error and / or add logic to display the database error when retrieving that information.

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:05 pm

kguske wrote:

Why not just set the $total_profile_views = $row['user_profile_views'] ? If it's still zero, then you know the problems is accessing the $row['user_profile_views']. If so, turn the php display_errors on so you can see the error and / or add logic to display the database error when retrieving that information.

I changed the $total_profile_views line of code to:

Quote:

$total_profile_views = ( $row['user_profile_views'] );

... and now it doesn't show any number at all. What could be causing that?

Here's a stupid question for ya too... How do I turn the php display_errors on?

Thanks in advance for your help!

J

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:52 pm

Whatever I change the

Quote:

$total_profile_views = ( $row['user_profile_views'] ) ? $row['user_profile_views'] : 0;

to shows in the results...

For instance, I changed the "0" to "16" and the results came back as "16".

Any ideas?

Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:58 pm

Anyone there reading this? I'd really like some help with this please. I also never heard about how to turn the php display_errors on?

Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:55 pm

The error setting is in config.php
I'm no mySQL expert but please enlighten me, what are you trying to achieve with

Code:

$is_ip_there = $db->sql_fetchrow($result); 


$db->sql_freeresult($result);

As I'm a complete noob at this, it looks like you are getting the results of a query and then killing them at the same time.

Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:25 pm

looks like they are running it twice. the second time will output nothing, just run the query.

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:04 am

I don't know what you mean darklord. Could you be more specific?

Guardian2003... I believe that the $is_ip_there is trying to find out if the same person has visited the same user profile. I didn't write this piece of code and it isn't making much sense to me.

I'll be waiting your response darklord! Wink

J