Using context array in another php file

[anir]

Hello in my website I require some information, how can I use information in the context array in another PHP file which is not related to SMF ? How can I relate it to SMF to be able to use $context array...

[Kays]

Hi, you can do that if you include SSI.php first.

SSI Readme

[Colin]

If you are looking for some more specific help, you will need to provide some existing code and we can help you work SMF integration into it!

Welcome to SMF

[anir]

Hello Colin and Kays, thankyou very much for replying,


File named test.php is in the index directory. I want to echo out $context['time_logged_in'], this variable was inside the Profile.Template.php.


This is code in the test.php (it does't work):


<?php
require("SSI.php"); 

echo $context['time_logged_in'];  //This was inside the profile.template.php, but its not working.
?>

[Colin]

Sure. You will need to declare the global context.

Koodi [Valitse] Laajenna


<?php
require("SSI.php"); 
GLOBAL $context;

echo $context['time_logged_in'];  //This was inside the profile.template.php, but its not working.
?>




[Illori]

did you try requiring the page?

[Colin]

Requiring what page, Illori?

[Illori]

given they want data from the profile, i would assume profile.php

[anir]

Thanks guys, I managed to make it work somehow. But I had to directly link with forum database.

The $context works only for ['user'], nothing else, it doesn't work for ['time_logged_in']

I had done only what Colin said, @Illori, I have not tried profile.php but I think the information is coming from Load.php so I just linked it with database directly.

[Colin]

@Illori - gotcha

I am curious, mind showing us the final version of the script?

[Illori]

actually it is defined in Profile-View.php

[Illori]

Koodi [Valitse] Laajenna

$context['time_logged_in'] = ($timeDays > 0 ? $timeDays . $txt['totalTimeLogged2'] : '') . ($timeHours > 0 ? $timeHours . $txt['totalTimeLogged3'] : '') . floor(($user_profile[$memID]['total_time_logged_in'] % 3600) / 60) . $txt['totalTimeLogged4'];

looks like without $user_profile[$memID] defined using this function outside the profile would not work out too well.

[anir]

Hello,
Colin, since you are curious, here is how I did, in simple way:

Koodi [Valitse] Laajenna

<?php
require("SSI.php"); 

echo 'Hello '.$context['user']['name'].'<br> Your total time online is: '; 
$total_time_logged_in = 4050607; //Obtained from database: Just a raw query for explanation: SELECT * FROM smf_members WHERE id_member=$context['user']['id']

$time=secondsToTime($total_time_logged_in);

echo $time['d'].' days, '.$time['h'].' hours, '.$time['m'].' minutes, '.$time['s'].' seconds ';


function secondsToTime($inputSeconds) {

    $secondsInAMinute = 60;
    $secondsInAnHour  = 60 * $secondsInAMinute;
    $secondsInADay    = 24 * $secondsInAnHour;

    // extract days
    $days = floor($inputSeconds / $secondsInADay);

    // extract hours
    $hourSeconds = $inputSeconds % $secondsInADay;
    $hours = floor($hourSeconds / $secondsInAnHour);

    // extract minutes
    $minuteSeconds = $hourSeconds % $secondsInAnHour;
    $minutes = floor($minuteSeconds / $secondsInAMinute);

    // extract the remaining seconds
    $remainingSeconds = $minuteSeconds % $secondsInAMinute;
    $seconds = ceil($remainingSeconds);

    // return the final array
    $obj = array(
        'd' => (int) $days,
        'h' => (int) $hours,
        'm' => (int) $minutes,
        's' => (int) $seconds,
    );
    return $obj;
}
?>



Output:

Koodi (Output) [Valitse] Laajenna


Hello NAME
Your total time online is: 46 days 21 hours 10 minutes 7 seconds.



If anyone finds even better way then please let me know, actually I don't really wish to connect to the forum database, but looks like I have no other choice for now because it is working alright.

[Kays]

You can use the following:

Koodi [Valitse] Laajenna


$context['user']['total_time_logged_in']['days']
$context['user']['total_time_logged_in']['hours']
$context['user']['total_time_logged_in']['minutes']


Tip: Use print_r() to see what values are set for an array.

Koodi [Valitse] Laajenna


echo '<pre>', print_r($context), '</pre>';


[margarett]

Tip: Use print_r() to see what values are set for an array.

Koodi [Valitse] Laajenna


echo '<pre>', print_r($context), '</pre>';


One of the best things I read for a long time
Thanks

Sorry for this small thread hijacking

[anir]

Omg thankyou very much Kays!

And thankyou everyone else who helped, and thanks to SMF community who has professional coders + support and made best forum ever.


Marked topic as solved.