Server & zone status link on front page

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charlie2999

Dalayan Beginner
Hey.
This is a request about the website.
i'd like to see a link on the front page where i can quickly find out about server status..

  • current server status (up/down/onfire...)
  • time untill next planned pat (ie next planned patch is in 54 hrs)
  • and id also like to see the list of zones that are up or down,
    i know i have seen a page that shows that around here somewhere but id love for it to be easily accessible right off main page

Thanks ;)
 
yeah thats the one ive seen but its not exactly easy to find, all im saying is that it should be accessible from a link on the main page
 
charlie2999 said:
yeah thats the one ive seen but its not exactly easy to find, all im saying is that it should be accessible from a link on the main page
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The person who designed the main page is not around much at the moment. As it is, a few of the newest additions to the main page (ie: account management tool and news archive) have been/will be added in a way that's less than ideal (ie: w/o a drop down menu/tab).

The link you are talking about specifically is one of many in the "Updated SoD related websites - Must have list stickied in the SoD Discussion forum.
 
Since we dont always plan patches, and dont always patch when we plan to, as well as sometimes things comes up that the server needs to be brought down NOW for.. we are likely never going to have something that tells you when the next planned patch is.

The reason being, is because then people will hold us to that rigid schedule, and raise hell when it deviates, which makes Ikaa mad.
 
well i can understand that the schedule thing might not work.. but the page that shows zone and server availablility i still think should be on front page, could just be a little thing like the server funds are, either its green ok or somethings wrong with a link to the page were it says exactly what is.
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stickied in the SoD Discussion forum.
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is to me not an ideal solution


this would not be to hard to implement, just make a simple php script that reads the page with the list on it and shows an image if all are ok or a link if something isent.

i could make that for you guys if you want.
 
charlie2999 said:
well i can understand that the schedule thing might not work.. but the page that shows zone and server availablility i still think should be on front page, could just be a little thing like the server funds are, either its green ok or somethings wrong with a link to the page were it says exactly what is.
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is to me not an ideal solution


this would not be to hard to implement, just make a simple php script that reads the page with the list on it and shows an image if all are ok or a link if something isent.

i could make that for you guys if you want.
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He can :) I can as his brother say that he knows what hes doing :p
 
(P.S. If anybody knows how to make hyperlinks not display the address so i could make the word say "3-D VR" link you to that page instead, please, let me know :p i dont know crap about HTML code or whatever is needed :p)
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Replace <> with []...Instead of <url>youtube.com</url>, use <url=youtube.com>3-D VR</url>.
 
lynnettell said:
Replace <> with []...Instead of <url>youtube.com</url>, use <url=youtube.com>3-D VR</url>.
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Thank you very much!

EDIT: Yay! :D Thanks to the both of you :) i didn't read thoroughly enough :p
 
Hey!
Had some spare time today so i whipped up a php script to parse the page.
it gives a simple and clear output which i was hoping could be placed on the front page.
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you can get .php file here.
http://befen.se/te/sod/stat/statCompacter.zip
and you can see an example of it here
http://befen.se/te/sod/stat/statCompacter.php

The example is running of
http://callisto.shardsofdalaya.com/public/zoneman/omni2.php
Which seems to be only the zones of one of the two servers. Used this page because the omni.php page is currently down.
The script will work just as well with the real page with the full list once that is available again.

Since the omni page is down atm i did not know what it usually says for the top two status notifications ( the ones for the login server and main server)
i took a stab at 'Up' or 'Online', but as you'll see its easily changeable in the code if thats wrong (just an array witch tells the script what to look for).

all this is basically so i can remove the omni link on my bookmark list and only need to go to SoD main page.
That and i think it gives a more professional look / might help out some newbies or sumthin ;)

have a nice day ;)

P.S. the text info is also a link to the real page so users can go there for detailed info.
 
nobody likes this idea?
I think its pretty good to have.. took me a long time when i first joined to find the 'omni' page, as there have now been over 100 additional views since i posted it and no responses i take it theres something wrong with it or you just dont like it.. you guys usually pretty hard to keep quiet..?
 
The idea has been thrown around previously by staff members. The problem seems to be with applying it to the front page and making it look nice (not just slapped on). The person who designed our front page isn't very active with SoD at the moment, and the fonts etc. he used are not accessible by those who currently have the ability to implement it.
 
JayelleNephilim said:
The idea has been thrown around previously by staff members. The problem seems to be with applying it to the front page and making it look nice (not just slapped on). The person who designed our front page isn't very active with SoD at the moment, and the fonts etc. he used are not accessible by those who currently have the ability to implement it.
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As i can see charlie is good at webdesign & development, why not let him make a front page or even a new menu, so you guys implemnt?
 
I couldn't find the right font so I just had to hack it together.

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As it might be on the frontpage;
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Teek's font looks like a pretty close fit to me (I think something like "Server Status" might read better though). :)

brasileira said:
As i can see charlie is good at webdesign & development, why not let him make a front page or even a new menu, so you guys implemnt?
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That's not up to me. That's up to Wiz.
 
JayelleNephilim said:
Teek's font looks like a pretty close fit to me (I think something like "Server Status" might read better though). :)
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It's the same font, by "hacking it together" I meant piecing it together from the other words on the other buttons. Lemme check to see if there are all the requisite letters for "server" on there.
 
Hack together a server status button for the front page and I will put it up and make it link to our server status php page.
 
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