Server Online/Offline Indicator

[matfor1]

Not certain this is the right forum, but I was wondering if someone could help.

I'm currently running vwar (not on x10 atm, I'm suspended) and I have links to my Dedicated Game Server.

The game is Deus Ex (old, based on Unreal 1 engine), and the link (tested: works) is deusex://ftf.servegame.com which is a domain I have linked to my dynamic IP using no-ip.

Basically what I need is something (maybe a php script.. I have no idea) which will test to see if the server is online or offline, and return either a text value or an image etc.

Much like this thread: http://forums.x10hosting.com/free-ho...s-up-down.html

If someone could either help me to write something like this, or point me in the right direction to get a script that will do it for me, I'd really appreciate it.

I'm attempting to build up all the stuff I need for my site, so I can upload it and it will all work perfectly in a few days time when I'm unsuspended.

Thanks very much for reading

[NexterCM]

I would suggest trying something along the lines:
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.fsockopen.php

[masshuu]

function SiteOnlineSocket($HOST,$PORT)
 {
  //returns true if online
  $Socket = @socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_TCP);

  if(@socket_connect($Socket, gethostbyname($HOST), $PORT))
  {
   @socket_close($Socket);
    return true;
  } else {
    return false;
  }
 } 

[Slothie]

Almost right, but almost any game server would run on UDP.

[masshuu]

hahaha. any... change SOL_TCP to SOL_UDP if you need to then.
My game server uses tcp, i would conisder using icp if it went 3d.

little details.