PHP Coded site Integration Question

[zZJihadZz]

Hey everyone,
I've run into a bit of a problem here. I've figured out the whole thing about the SSI file and integrating finally, but I want to do something more specific.  Ive included what i want in text on a picture, which may make it easier to understand. Thanks guys!
Jihad

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[Kindred]

your explanation was rather rambling and unclear...  but I think you are saying that you want to use ssi_recentPosts, but you want to format the display using alternating colored lines...

You claim to be familiar with SSI.php... if so, you need to read the SSI functions somewhat closer.
You use type array instead of echo, which allows your to spit out the SSI data in any format you want.

[zZJihadZz]

Sorry for how badly I misplaced that question, I was in a hurry to get it done.
My question was, that on the template, i have made ther "Recent Posts" content box alternate color backgrounds every line down. If i simply paste the recent posts SSI tag/function there it wont alternate colors, it will just stay the same. It is a little hard to explain but I hope this makes it easier.
Thanks

[Kindred]

right....    so you can do exactly that by using the ARRAY version of the function return rather than the ECHO version.

if you return the function as an array, then you can read out the data in any format that you want, including alternating colored lines.

[zZJihadZz]

Thanks
Also, are there any pages thouroughly describing how to use this array function? i am not fully experienced with all this, so a link to a reference page would be great. I've searched, but have barley been able to find anything

[Kindred]

look at the code in ssi.php

[zZJihadZz]

Im having trouble deciphering this. I just cant seem to figure it out. Could I maybe get a example for Memebrs online by any chance where it simply says XY Members online, YX Guests or something similar? Thanks. And does this require quite a bit of knowlegde in programming or something?

[Kindred]

well, it requires the ability to read basic php code...

function ssi_whosOnline($output_method = 'echo')



so...

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<?php
require_once('SSI.php');
global $txt;

$list_online= ssi_whosonline('array');
echo '
', $list_online['num_guests'], ' ', $list_online['num_guests'] == 1 ? $txt['guest'] : $txt['guests'], ', ', $list_online['num_users_online'], ' ', $list_online['num_users_online'] == 1 ? $txt['user'] : $txt['users'];
?>



[zZJihadZz]

Thnks. I was trying too find an example for so long, but now I realize that this is beyong my knowledge, and I think ill stick to echot requests until I learn more and gain more experience.
But thanks anyway