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foxcity911 · Jun 24th, 2005, 8:21 PM

i want to be able to see my current internet bandwidth usage without having to go thru heaps of webpages. can i do this just by writing a script in php?

TheFalseDragon · Jun 24th, 2005, 8:23 PM

completly no idea. but good luck

BlazingWolf · Jun 24th, 2005, 11:23 PM

Haha that post was entirely useless lol

Anyhow I don't think you can do it. PHP isn't suited to do that because it would need to moniter the bandwidth every second. A desktop langauge would be much more suitable for a project like this. However I'm sure there are programs out there that will moniter your bandwidth usage. Google it and see what you find.

foxcity911 · Jun 26th, 2005, 5:15 AM

yeah, i thought as much.

DaWei · Jun 26th, 2005, 7:21 AM

You say you want to "see" your current usage, not measure or monitor it. Them hosses be's two differ'nt colors. If your server is maintaining that information and makes it available to you with the appropriate permissions, you wouldn't have much trouble "seeing" it with PHP. If, on the other hand, you want to generate the figures, you need a leeeeeetle bit closer to the machine.

foxcity911 · Jun 26th, 2005, 8:56 PM

yeah, i originally wanted to have php generate the stats from the site, but i did the second best thing to it. i did download a cuppla programs, but they were shit. i just made a form with hidden inputs whose values were my servicenumber and password and which redirected to the usage stats internet page. kinda gay, but its faster than going thru a million pages and i dont have to enter my password.

Dameon · Jun 26th, 2005, 9:12 PM

Morbidly insecure? Perhaps.

foxcity911 · Jun 26th, 2005, 10:17 PM

yeah, it is kinda insecure. i decided to do it the long way by logging in legitimately from the site itself.

Jun 24th, 2005, 8:21 PM	#1
foxcity911 Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Queensland Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	linking to secure pages (have pass) i want to be able to see my current internet bandwidth usage without having to go thru heaps of webpages. can i do this just by writing a script in php?

Jun 24th, 2005, 11:23 PM	#3
BlazingWolf Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 207 Rep Power: 5	Haha that post was entirely useless lol Anyhow I don't think you can do it. PHP isn't suited to do that because it would need to moniter the bandwidth every second. A desktop langauge would be much more suitable for a project like this. However I'm sure there are programs out there that will moniter your bandwidth usage. Google it and see what you find. __________________ _______________________________ BlazingWolf

Jun 26th, 2005, 7:21 AM	#5
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	You say you want to "see" your current usage, not measure or monitor it. Them hosses be's two differ'nt colors. If your server is maintaining that information and makes it available to you with the appropriate permissions, you wouldn't have much trouble "seeing" it with PHP. If, on the other hand, you want to generate the figures, you need a leeeeeetle bit closer to the machine. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

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Dameon Troll Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 732 Rep Power: 4	Morbidly insecure? Perhaps. __________________ MD5(sig) = bcef75433db02e9ad9bf81d6f7c5c270

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Jun 24th, 2005, 8:23 PM	#2
TheFalseDragon Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: \|\\|[][]B \|_4\|\\|D Posts: 41 Rep Power: 0	completly no idea. but good luck

Jun 26th, 2005, 5:15 AM	#4
foxcity911 Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Queensland Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	yeah, i thought as much.

Jun 26th, 2005, 8:56 PM	#6
foxcity911 Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Queensland Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	yeah, i originally wanted to have php generate the stats from the site, but i did the second best thing to it. i did download a cuppla programs, but they were shit. i just made a form with hidden inputs whose values were my servicenumber and password and which redirected to the usage stats internet page. kinda gay, but its faster than going thru a million pages and i dont have to enter my password.

Jun 26th, 2005, 10:17 PM	#8
foxcity911 Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Queensland Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	yeah, it is kinda insecure. i decided to do it the long way by logging in legitimately from the site itself.

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linking to secure pages (have pass)