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Online CakePHP Plugin
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Keeps track of users visiting your site, tracking where they are in
your application.  This will use the user's IP address (converted to a database friendly int).

About
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Author Nick Baker
Version 2.0
Link http://www.webtechnick.com
Email nick@webtechnick.com

Get it
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GIT: git@github.com:webtechnick/CakePHP-Whos-Online-Plugin.git 

Changelog:
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	2.0: CakePHP 2.x upgrade
  1.2: Added nicer included element.
  1.1: Added tests.
  1.0: Initial Release


Setup:
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 1) Copy /Online into app/Plugin/Online
 
 2a) Run the online.sql into your database
 2b) Run cake schema run create --plugin Online
   note: If you choose the cake schema route -- I suggest changing your database engine
   to MEMORY as it will be faster to access/write than default.
   note2: if you choose the cake schema route -- change the ip column to 'unsigned' 
 
 3) Add a bit of code to your AppController.php
  
//AppController.php
var $uses = array('Online.Online');

function beforeRender(){
  $this->Online->update($this->here);
}


See Who's Online:
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  I've included a few ways for you to view who's online without too much hassle.

1) Use the built in OnlineHelper:

  <?php 
  $users_online = $Online->all();
  echo debug($users_online);
  ?>
  
2) Use requestAction():

  <?php 
  $users_online = $this->requestAction('/online/onlines');
  echo debug($users_online);
  ?>
  
3) Or you can use the built in element (css will be needed to make it look nice)

  <?php echo $this->element('Online.online'); ?>
  
  
Enjoy!
Nick
webtechnick / cakephp-whos-online-plugin

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