This isn't too complex a script, nor does it add any real functionality, but the data it produces is still interesting from a webmaster's point of view. This script basically goes through your member database, counts how many people joined each day, and gives you break downs on the average new members per day for each month and your UBB's future membership numbers based on your current rate of growth. I'm no statistician, so the future estimates are more or less educated guesses, still, they're worth checking out. Anyway, here's the script:

http://www.magictraders.com/ubb/reginfo.txt

Here's the output that my site generated:

http://www.magictraders.com/ubb/regdata.txt

Just download the script, rename it to reginfo.pl or something appropriate, upload it to your UBB CGI directory, set permissions, and run it via telnet or the web (telnet is highly recommended for larger sites). If you run it via telnet, it will print a "." for each member while it's processing to indicate that it hasn't hung the server. Once you get the "Done." message, you'll find a file named regdata.txt in your UBB web directory that will have all the info. You really only need to run this once every week or so for the data to change much. If someone want to make a more appealing HTML layout for the data with bar graphs and whatnot, you're more than welcome to, I'm just more of a raw data person. <IMG SRC="http://ubbcodehacking.com/ubb/smilies/wink.gif" border=0> If anyone has any interesting stat formulas they'd like to see included, let me know.

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leshrac@magictraders.com
Founder, Owner - Magic Online Trading League (MOTL)
http://www.magictraders.com
MOTL Bulletin Board

I'm very interested in making a graphical front end to this (graphs 'n' stuff). I'll post again tomorrow when I'm back in the office.

Just a thought

This is a wonderfully useful script, thanks for posting it. I am also waiting to see Cal's graphical front-end, even though I am a pure "numbers" guy myself, pictures can speak a thousand words

-Chris

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Chris Schreiber
chris@fast4gl.com
Fast 4GL Systems, Inc.
http://www.fast4gl.com/
UBB: http://www.progresstalk.com/

Hm.. maybe enhance this script and intigrate it with the ubb?

Me2Be-

Yes it looks like it just writes to data file whenever you run the script on demand. Of course you could set up a daily/weekly cron job to run it automatically, or just insert a link to the script from the control panel links page.

-Chris

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Chris Schreiber
chris@fast4gl.com
Fast 4GL Systems, Inc.
http://www.fast4gl.com/
UBB: http://www.progresstalk.com/

Nice hack!
I wonder if we install it ion this board, what will the prediction for how many will join be?

I'm back [-crowd cheers-]. I will start work tomorrow morning (GMT).

Just a thought

Excellent hack...it will be useful for me...Won't have to check my board at the beginning and end of the day to check the number of registered.

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* No offense meant to any Canadians

Can we see an example?

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I'm so stupid I thought it was a CGI script, great hack Leshrac!!! It's Very Useful

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Okay - here's my first attempt at it. I have modified Leshrac's script a little in the way that it save data. My new version is available here: http://ubbcodehacking.com/ubb/uploads/reginfo2.txt

The main part of this hack is the "dispinfo.cgi" file which reads and formats the data from the info files. You can get this here: http://ubbcodehacking.com/ubb/uploads/dispinfo.txt

Finally, you need these two little pictures in your non cgi folder (you'll see why): http://ubbcodehacking.com/ubb/uploads/bar.gif http://ubbcodehacking.com/ubb/uploads/bar2.gif

Feedback would be appriciated, as would a link to see it working (only used it on my offline board).

Just a thought

Cal-

Works wonderfully! And it's so pretty

Here's a link for everyone to see it in action:
http://www.fast4gl.com/ubbcgi/dispinfo.cgi

-Chris


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Chris Schreiber
chris@fast4gl.com
Fast 4GL Systems, Inc.
UBB: http://www.progresstalk.com/

!!!NOTICE!!!

The first version wont work for anyone with older boards (age, not version). This version will: http://ubbcodehacking.com/ubb/uploads/dispinfo2.txt

Thanks to Me2Be for finding that one!

Just a thought

Thanks for version 2 Cal.... I killed v1 after downloading 4MB or so.....

Came back here and saw the new one....

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Due to non exhastive testing (hehe). Anyway - what do people think of it?

Just a thought

Opps - another bug. I left some debug info in the file.

here's the latest version : http://ubbcodehacking.com/ubb/uploads/dispinfo3.txt

To patch it your self, just delete the code:


Also, to change to US date format replace

with


That's all for now.

Just a thought

Once again Cal, good job.
Good job to you to Leshrac.
Cal or Leshrac, how do i intigrate this into the UBB itself?

MasterMind-

I wouldn't make something like this public, just edit your cp.html Control Panel and add in the links for the scripts to run them from there.

-Chris

Excellent work you two!! This is how hacks should be done...a lotta work and imput from the author and others.

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I wish I were a Canuck
All they have to do is drink beer, play hockey, and say "Eh"

* No offense meant to any Canadians

Chris, after i posted that message, i thought of that. That is exactly what i will do. Thanx.