Making a block

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:47 pm

I am trying to make a block to display some game server data. Here is the HTML code given to me by the game monitor website:

Code:

<iframe src="http://www.game-monitor.com/server-stat.php?ip=8.9.4.220:27015&style=0&text=000000&link=0000FF&back=EEEEEE&border=D0D0D0&body=" width="200" height="210" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>

Using PHP-Tools Block Creator I came up with this:

Code:

<?php


#### Generated by Block Creator by Disipal Site (www.disipal.net) ###


if (eregi("block-Game_monitor.php",$_SERVER[$PHP_SELF])) {


    Header("Location: index.php");


    die();


}


$content  =  "<iframe src=\"http://www.game-monitor.com/server-stat.php?ip=8.9.4.220:27015&style=0&text=000000&link=0000FF&back=EEEEEE&border=D0D0D0&body=\" width=\"200\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>";


?>

The problem I am having is that I can't even test it to see if it is working because after I upload the file to my ftp site and go to admin.php/blocks - it does not even show up on the list as available to add. I have checked and rechecked to be sure it is in the correct folder and that it is correctly named.

Any idea why?

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:33 pm

What did you call the file? Did you use the naming convention similar to the other block files?

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:15 pm

called it block-Game_monitor.php

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:17 pm

OK, I found out what the problems was. I was uploading it to the wrong place. But after I corrected it I could add it to the list. When I activated it, nothing happened.

I edited the Information block with the HTML code and activated it. All works now.

However, I don't understand why it wouldn't work as a php block.

Involved Joined: Apr 05, 2006 Posts: 263

well here mine to see if you can spot the mistakes in yours

Code:




<?php 


#### Generated by Block Creator by Disipal Site (www.disipal.net) ### 


if (eregi("block-Bugs_Community_2.php",$PHP_SELF)) { 


   Header("Location: index.php"); 


   die(); 


} 


$content  =  "<scr   ipt language=\"JavaScript\" type=\"text/JavaScript\" src=\"http://share1.serverspy.net/bin/smonV2loader.mpl?mid=214680\"></scr   ipt>"; 


?>

hope this helps anyone else too