getMembersOnlineStats

Description

This function retrieves a list and several other statistics of the users currently online.

Syntax

array getMembersOnlineStats (array $membersOnlineOptions)



Parameter $membersOnlineOptions

Expected type: Array
Description: An array of options for the list of members online.

Array Elements of $membersOnlineOptions
Key Optional Expected type Description
reverse_sort yes Boolean Whether or not to sort the list in reverse (descending) order
show_hidden yes Boolean Whether or not to show hidden users in the list
sort yes String Which column to sort the results by. Can currently be 'log_time', 'show_online', 'online_color' or 'group_name'



Return value

Expected type: Array
Description: $memberOnlineStats, an array of information about the users who are currently online

Array Elements
Key Optional Expected type Description
list_users_online no Array An array of links to the profiles of users online (same key as users_online, italicized if they're hidden)
num_buddies no Integer Total number of online users who are on your buddy list
num_guests no Integer Total number of guests who are online
num_spiders no Integer Total number of (recognized) search engine spiders that are online
num_users_hidden no Integer Total number of online users who have chosen to hide their online status
num_users_online no Integer Total number of all users (guests, members and spiders) who are online
online_groups no Array An array of arrays with information about the usergroups that the online members are in. The key is the group ID, and each array contains id, name and color
users_online no Array An array of info about a particular user. The key is the sort method with the username tacked onto the end (eg "log_timeoldiesmann"). Each array has id, username, name (display name), group, href (url to their profile), link (formatted HTML link to their profile), is_buddy (whether or not this user is on the current user's buddy list), hidden (whether or not they're hidden) and is_last (whether or not this is the last item in the array)


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