[ALoX12]

Well, I'm using this for getting players total online time. I just wanted to ask is it good the way i am using? Cuz i have seen and heard gettime is best way. but i don't know how to save online time in gettime ways. Anyone post some codes?

PHP код:

forward TimeOnServer(); //Defining the public
public TimeOnServer() //calling the public for the timer
{
    for(new i=0; i<MAX_PLAYERS; i++) //Looping through players
    {
       if(IsPlayerConnected(i)) //For me I rather use IsSpawned, but for most people who might not have IsSpawned Variable, use IsPlayerConnected
       {
          pData[i][pMinutes] ++; //Increasing pMinutes every 60 seconds.
          if(pData[i][pMinutes] >= 60) //Checking if minutes reached 60. (one hour) pData[playerid][pVip] == 1
          {
              pData[i][pMinutes] =0; //Setting a new hour.
              pData[i][pHours] ++;  //Increasing online hour +1.
          }
          return 1;
} 


[Mencent]

Hello!

This is a good way.

PHP код:

public TimeOnServer()
{
    for(new i;i<MAX_PLAYERS;i++)
    {
        if(!IsPlayerConnected(i) || IsPlayerNPC(i))continue;
        pData[i][pMinutes] ++;
        if(pData[i][pMinutes] >= 60)
        {
            pData[i][pMinutes] = 0;
            pData[i][pHours] ++;
        }
    }
    return 1;
} 


You can do this also with gettime() but it is cumbersome and it need more time.

[ALoX12]

And i am using this ongamemode

PHP код:

SetTimer("TimeOnServer",60000,1); /// for hours and mins 


[Vince]

Keeping multiple variables for time is inefficient, as is using timers. You only need one unit of time (usually seconds) and all the rest can be deducted from that; 86400 seconds is 1440 minutes is 24 hours is 1 day. That is the principle of the Unix timestamp.

PHP код:

new gTimeJoined[MAX_PLAYERS]; 


When the player logs in you save a timestamp.

PHP код:

gTimeJoined[playerid] = gettime(); 


When the player leaves (or requests his stats) you calculate the difference.

PHP код:

new difference = gettime() - gTimeJoined[playerid]; 


Now you have the total time in seconds the player has been playing during that session. Then it's a simple matter of addition. Very easy in SQL based systems. Slightly more tricky in file based system: read the total time, add the session time and then write the result back to the file.