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New php features.
Post by DavePhaneuf on Apr 30th, 2003, 7:17pm

Hey. I just read another thread about beginning to test php on the times and I was wondering. With this do you think that there could be other ways to organize things (Of course while keeping the way it already is too ^^).

I was just wondering how it would look if one of the organization ways was by country.
Re: New php features.
Post by JordanS88 on Apr 30th, 2003, 8:24pm

Goin' for the top Canuck award, are you?

I'd prefer what I suggested a few months back, organization by time, lap, etc., but hey, organization by country would work.
Re: New php features.
Post by DavePhaneuf on Apr 30th, 2003, 9:10pm

They way it is organized is pretty much as good as can be. I can't think of any improvments or changes that could make it better.
But having extra parts like say you're able to organize the players by certain categories like total Time, lap and speed instead of just the points (Which I think was what you said), And country would be nice too. Although if we did add the country method DVM would be all alone in his section. ><

Ah well. I guess we'll see what happens.
Re: New php features.
Post by Barry on Apr 30th, 2003, 10:48pm

on Apr 30th, 2003, 9:10pm, DavePhaneuf wrote:
Although if we did add the country method DVM would be all alone in his section. ><


Possibly, but at least that way he could say he's the best in his country.
Re: New php features.
Post by DavePhaneuf on Apr 30th, 2003, 11:10pm

on Apr 30th, 2003, 10:48pm, Barry J. Herbert II wrote:
Possibly, but at least that way he could say he's the best in his country.


True. Very true.

What other ways could it be organized?
Here's the list of ways mentioned in this thread so far:

-Sorted by Total Time
-Sorted by Total Lap Time
-Sorted by Total MaxSpeeds
-Sorted by Country
Re: New php features.
Post by Barry on May 1st, 2003, 01:20am

Name
Rank
Date Joined
Birthday(If folks REALLY wanted to submit that information.....)

Of course..... Let's not bog Dave down TOO much here...

Then again, My last suggestion (Birthdays) there is just a bit off the wall (Give me a break here, it's 2324 hrs PDT, LOOOONG day....).... lol

As for the Date Joined option..... Dave would have to go through each and EVERY news posting to get everyones join date.... Don't particularly think he'd want to do that as that could take a few hours up to a few days (depending on motivation to implement that option [No offence, Dave. ])...

Plus, there's also the 'Best -> Worst' and 'Worst -> Best' options to be considered too.
Re: New php features.
Post by Webmaster on May 1st, 2003, 06:12am

Keep this thread in mind for the future. Let me the features that we already have converted over (it'll take a while, trust me!), then I'm sure we can add more sort options such as country and totals.
Re: New php features.
Post by DavePhaneuf on May 1st, 2003, 5:10pm

Okay.

Once the conversion is complete we'll dig this thread out (Or start a new one).

Just out of curiosity. How long do you think it'll take?
Take as long as you like. I can wait ^^.
Re: New php features.
Post by Webmaster on May 1st, 2003, 5:38pm

on May 1st, 2003, 5:10pm, DavePhaneuf wrote:
Just out of curiosity. How long do you think it'll take?
Take as long as you like. I can wait ^^.


Well, I've been working several hours a day for the last 3 days to learn what I'm doing. So far, if I uploaded what I have right now, I'd have a grand total of 3 SNES profiles created. LOL

Of course, the pace will quicken greatly in the future because I now have a much better understanding of what to do. But we're still probably talking about MONTHS of work on top of my regular updates to get everything converted. Now once some of the site is converted, I might change plans and add some new features before fully completing the renovations. But I'm not making promises today. We'll see what the future holds.

Dave
Re: New php features.
Post by DavePhaneuf on May 6th, 2003, 12:12am

I just thought of another feature that could be handy.

In the profiles could there be an option to see a particiapant's times in each system.

Like say I'd like to see DVM's times in NTSC. There would be a link above the list. Where you can switch between PAL and NTSC. Would that be possible?

Would this take a great deal more time?
Re: New php features.
Post by Webmaster on May 6th, 2003, 12:50am

on May 6th, 2003, 12:12am, DavePhaneuf wrote:
In the profiles could there be an option to see a particiapant's times in each system.

Like say I'd like to see DVM's times in NTSC. There would be a link above the list. Where you can switch between PAL and NTSC. Would that be possible?

Would this take a great deal more time?


LOL ... it all takes a great deal of time. But it's a good idea. I'll keep it in mind. Right now I'm going to be working on the SNES track rankings and then FZX track rankings in PHP. This is because those items aren't properly viewable in Netscape currently, and I know that the problem will be fixed with the switch to PHP.

After finishing those two projects, I'll start work on making the rankings pages sortable by country and total times. The country option will be a pull-down menu where you select a country and you'll get a page showing only the players from that country.

Only once those things are completed can I even consider creating the "opposite system times" idea. Plus I'll also still need to change the GBA track rankings, FZX and SNES profiles, all player rankings pages, and all records pages to PHP. Umm, not to mention building the ENTIRE Gamecube competition framework from scratch. This is why I suggested that everything may take months to complete. All of this has to be in my spare time ... I have a family and a full-time job to consider, plus helping my wife with her new business venture.

Wow, I'm even busier than I thought!

All this leaves almost no time to actually PLAY the games.

Dave
Re: New php features.
Post by DavePhaneuf on May 6th, 2003, 1:15pm

Whoa. I never knew you were that buzy! O.O

I noticed you had the snes profiles done. Next is F-Zero X?
Like I said before. Take all the time you need ^^. There's no rush.
I guess you intend to finish this by the time F-Zero GC comes out? ^^

EDIT: By the way, the pull down method for the Country sorting was excatly what I had in mind. What a coincidence huh?
Re: New php features.
Post by Webmaster on May 6th, 2003, 4:53pm

on May 6th, 2003, 1:15pm, DavePhaneuf wrote:
I guess you intend to finish this by the time F-Zero GC comes out? ^^


I'd love to have it all done by then. Depends on what roadblocks life throws my way, ya know?

on May 6th, 2003, 1:15pm, DavePhaneuf wrote:
EDIT: By the way, the pull down method for the Country sorting was excatly what I had in mind. What a coincidence huh?


Great minds think alike.
Re: New php features.
Post by Webmaster on Jun 1st, 2003, 9:22pm

OK guys, give me some feedback on this test page:

http://www.fzerocentral.com/FZX/fzerotest.htm

Clicking on a country will bring up a ranking of players just from that country. Let me know what you think about it.
Re: New php features.
Post by Barry on Jun 1st, 2003, 9:32pm

I'm getting a "404 Not Found" for that page, Dave.
Re: New php features.
Post by Webmaster on Jun 1st, 2003, 9:55pm

on Jun 1st, 2003, 9:32pm, Barry J. Herbert II wrote:
I'm getting a "404 Not Found" for that page, Dave.


Jamie Thompson got the same thing. But it works fine for Leandro and myself. Very odd.

Just out of curiosity, tell me if this link works:

http://hellocity.netfirms.com/FZX/fzerotest.htm
Re: New php features.
Post by Barry on Jun 2nd, 2003, 12:13am

Same thing, Dave. Still getting the "404 Not found".
Re: New php features.
Post by djungelurban on Jun 2nd, 2003, 04:49am

well, it works for me
but that last link doesn't...
Re: New php features.
Post by Webmaster on Jun 2nd, 2003, 06:19am

OK, try it now, I think my webhost was having some problems or doing some updating overnight. Seems to have cleared up for me, let me know if this works for you as well:

http://www.fzerocentral.com/FZX/fzerotest.htm
Re: New php features.
Post by ~SPLASH~ on Jun 2nd, 2003, 12:49pm

on Jun 2nd, 2003, 06:19am, Webmaster wrote:
OK, try it now, I think my webhost was having some problems or doing some updating overnight. Seems to have cleared up for me, let me know if this works for you as well:

http://www.fzerocentral.com/FZX/fzerotest.htm

This one is working for me.
Re: New php features.
Post by Webmaster on Jun 2nd, 2003, 10:56pm

I've added other cool stuff to the test now.

http://www.fzerocentral.com/FZX/fzerotest.htm

Here's everything that the test is featuring:

*You'll have the ability to view a list of only the players from your country ... in overall player rank order.

*You'll be able to pull up sorted lists of the following:

Course total time (Overall, NTSC, and PAL)
Lap total time (Overall, NTSC, and PAL)
Speed total (Overall, NTSC, and PAL)
Course points (Overall, NTSC, and PAL)
Lap points (Overall, NTSC, and PAL)
Speed points (Overall, NTSC, and PAL)

I'm very excited about this project because I'm using PHP at a more advanced level than I have ever done previously. I can't wait to get these new features added to all three versions!



Re: New php features.
Post by ED-209 Automated Police Unit on Jun 2nd, 2003, 11:03pm

Dave, aquele é overwhelmingly AWESOME! Eu não posso esperar até que você faça aquele para o MV (os rankings dos EUA para mim devem ser mais impressive)
Re: New php features.
Post by DavePhaneuf on Jun 3rd, 2003, 12:09am

Now this is really Great!! I really like it! ^^

These organization ways are just incredible.

I seemed to have spotted an error in the page though, I'm not sure if I'm the only one but we'll see. It seems when you click on the lap organization there's a bunch of new, blank rectangles at the bottom of the page.
Should be easy to fix. Of what I've seen this problem only apears to be in the overall lap total area. ^^

Other than that This is awsome

EDIT: By the way, since you can view the 3 different organization ways for Overall, Ntsc and Pal. Would it be possible to do it for country as well? Or is the method of doing it quite different?
Re: New php features.
Post by Webmaster on Jun 3rd, 2003, 06:26am

on Jun 3rd, 2003, 12:09am, DavePhaneuf wrote:
Now this is really Great!! I really like it! ^^

These organization ways are just incredible.

I seemed to have spotted an error in the page though, I'm not sure if I'm the only one but we'll see. It seems when you click on the lap organization there's a bunch of new, blank rectangles at the bottom of the page.
Should be easy to fix. Of what I've seen this problem only apears to be in the overall lap total area. ^^

Other than that This is awsome

EDIT: By the way, since you can view the 3 different organization ways for Overall, Ntsc and Pal. Would it be possible to do it for country as well? Or is the method of doing it quite different?


Thanks for the positive feedback guys!!

The error you mentioned is now fixed. Thanks for pointing it out.

Yes, I considered sorting Course, Lap, and Speed totals and points by country. It is certainly possible, but the amount of programming to do a country sort is quite large, so I decided that it's not worth it to me to create it. I feel that this new system will give you guys plenty of data to wrap your brains around ... IMHO, it's not all that important for someone to know that they moved from 17th to 16th in "USA Lap Total." And if you move from 4th to 3rd for example, that's pretty easy to see for yourself. Plus, I have to stop somewhere ... I have nightmares about seeing DVM's name on a "Belgium Joker Cup Speed Points set on a Tuesday" page.

Maybe I could add it in the future if I have nothing else to do, but right now I'm WAY behind in building the PHP pages. Not only do I need to create this new sorting system for SNES and FZMV, but I still need to convert the FZMV track rankings and profiles, plus the FZX profiles to PHP. And all of that is secondary to building the entire FZGX section!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, with this new PHP coding ability I've learned, in the distant future I will change the FZX track rankings to put course/lap/speed all on one page (just click the column header to re-sort), and also change all track rankings to include a country sort. I know that those of you who like this new country sort thing are now drooling at the thought of track ranking country sorts!
Re: New php features.
Post by DavePhaneuf on Jun 3rd, 2003, 12:18pm

Oie.

I hope all this doesn't make you go crazy.
I'm sure many people are crazy about the country track rankings though.

By the way, will the FZGX page start in php format? Just out of curiosity.
Re: New php features.
Post by Webmaster on Jun 3rd, 2003, 2:27pm

on Jun 3rd, 2003, 12:18pm, DavePhaneuf wrote:
By the way, will the FZGX page start in php format? Just out of curiosity.


Yep, it'll start in PHP, I don't want to have to build it and then rebuild it ... I do that frequently enough as it is! LOL

Dave
Re: New php features.
Post by Webmaster on Jun 4th, 2003, 1:46pm

OK, test is over. I'm happy with how it works. FZX player rankings with PHP country and totals sorts is now online! FZMV will follow hopefully tomorrow, then I'll start on SNES.
Re: New php features.
Post by Barry on Jun 4th, 2003, 9:19pm

Dave: While I'm thinking about this.....

How about a change in forum please?? These popups are getting VERY annoying since they come up with every page change.

http://www.phpbb.org will have the setup files.
Re: New php features.
Post by ED-209 Automated Police Unit on Jun 4th, 2003, 9:50pm

I agree with Barry J. Herbert II on this one, Dave. The pop-ups on this message board are getting VERY obnoxious. The pop-ups are overwhelming ( although shutting them down gives me something to do while the page loads ).
The new format for fzerocentral does looks great.
<<end english transmission>>
Re: New php features.
Post by Webmaster on Jun 5th, 2003, 01:51am

on Jun 4th, 2003, 9:19pm, Barry J. Herbert II wrote:
Dave: While I'm thinking about this.....

How about a change in forum please?? These popups are getting VERY annoying since they come up with every page change.

http://www.phpbb.org will have the setup files.


I'm sorry that you're getting annoyed, but I'm gonna be stubborn on this one. I already changed forums once before, and I really like the one we have now. Living with popups is a CHOICE these days ... you don't HAVE to deal with them. Do what I did, get a popup blocker program. (I use StopZilla.) I don't get ANY popups!!
Re: New php features.
Post by ~SPLASH~ on Jun 5th, 2003, 12:00pm

Before a while ago, pop ups on this messageboard could be stopped by keeping one open, and no new ones would appear. However, this trick seems to have disappeared now, so just use Dave's way: a program.
Re: New php features.
Post by Barry on Jun 5th, 2003, 6:38pm

on Jun 5th, 2003, 01:51am, Webmaster wrote:
I'm sorry that you're getting annoyed, but I'm gonna be stubborn on this one. I already changed forums once before, and I really like the one we have now. Living with popups is a CHOICE these days ... you don't HAVE to deal with them. Do what I did, get a popup blocker program. (I use StopZilla.) I don't get ANY popups!!


Ah. Well, I am using ZoneAlarm on my system(which stops the popups). Works well enough. Just have to shut it off if I want to modify a post(or any mod jobs. lol).

Ah well, just have to deal.
Re: New php features.
Post by ED-209 Automated Police Unit on Jun 5th, 2003, 10:11pm

I think Berry and I both agree on this one:
Using these sorts of 'programs' is exactly the kind of thing that 'they' want you to do.
Join me in sticking it to the man by not using a popup blocker. In fact, I think that Fzero Central should change to a newspaper format with weekly mailings to its subscribers! I will draw the funnies and Dave can be the editor who smokes big cigars and wears one of those tennis visors made out of see-thru green plastic.
I nominate Barry for assistant editor and Kort can be the spunky and still-wet-behind-the-ears kid reporter!
Our newspaper will provide scoop after scoop, each edition besting the last! Our gimmick will be that on the inside of the front page is a naked girl. Ooh! or GORILLA! Yeah, a naked gorilla on page 2. Every week, a new, sexy, naked gorilla playing a different Fzero title and a different track!
We're going to need some prices on gorillas for this one. I'm not rich or anything, but I'd be willing to put a couple bucks in on buying a gorilla (only if it's over 21 so I can go out drinking with it).
Now all we need is a name....
Re: New php features.
Post by Barry on Jun 6th, 2003, 10:54am

*rolls eyes*