Reading ArmA Server Info in PHP for website usage

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Mirrors:

ArmaHolic.com (Thanks to Foxhound)

More mirrors kindly requested!

Yeah, I have it working.

The protocol ArmA is using is version 2 of the gamespy protocol.

Take a look at http://dev.kquery.com/index.php?article=42 for some documentation on it.

Yeah, I have it working.

The protocol ArmA is using is version 2 of the gamespy protocol.

Take a look at http://dev.kquery.com/index.php?article=42 for some documentation on it.

Thanks Bigtime! Been searching my ass off! Taking a looky looky

Added my Findings to first post..

Should get anyone on the move who knows basic php, or already has gamespy scripts or experience

On a (semi-) related topic... I'm wondering if it's possible to access the ArmA log file while the game/server is running?

If it is the new "echo" command would make it possible to have mission status etc. live on a web-site and may come in handy for big scale missions/on-line wars.

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">

echo

Description: Sends any text into the debugger console or the logfile.

Syntax: echo text

Parameters: text: String

Return Value: Nothing

Example 1: echo "Text in logfile"

/KC

Just what Get-Realism needed thanks folks...

bookmarked

Binary format (at least with OFP and VBS1) doesn't contain player specific information.

Binary format (at least with OFP and VBS1) doesn't contain player specific information.

But ArmA does

This is what we get back:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE"> gamever1.00hostname6thSense.eu 01 (info @ www.6thsense.eu)mapnamegametypenumplayers0numteams0maxplayers65gamemodeopenwaitingtimelimit0password1pa

ram17param20currentVersion100requiredVersion100modCAequalModRequired1gameState1dedicated1p

latformwinlanguage65541difficulty1missionplayer_team_score_deaths_

Updated first post with updated scripting, had trouble with how I did it before.

I was just about to say "ask Daddl" but he found his way already. So I hope somebody will get this working for ArmA soon... SES server is just around the corner and it would be great to hahve the server box on the site again.

This is what we get back:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE"> gamever1.00hostname6thSense.eu 01 (info @ www.6thsense.eu)mapnamegametypenumplayers0numteams0maxplayers65gamemodeopenwaitingtimelimit0password1pa

ram17param20currentVersion100requiredVersion100modCAequalModRequired1gameState1dedicated1p

latformwinlanguage65541difficulty1missionplayer_team_score_deaths_

That looks more like GameSpy style answer - which is just a simple string you simply analyze using regular expressions (search this forum and you'll even find a well documented description of the format). If ArmA binary format (i.e. the query the internal game browsers of OFP and VBS used) actually contained the player information, tho, that would be very nice! I can't check this atm, as I ordered the German version.

Feel free to use pDSSQ as a base. You might need to adapt the script somewhat. Also for a binary query the Byte sequence must be adapted to the one used by ArmA. It's used for example in my sig to query the CiA server.

That looks more like GameSpy style answer - which is just a simple string you simply analyze using regular expressions (search this forum and you'll even find a well documented description of the format). If ArmA binary format (i.e. the query the internal game browsers of OFP and VBS used) actually contained the player information, tho, that would be very nice! I can't check this atm, as I ordered the German version.

Feel free to use pDSSQ as a base. You might need to adapt the script somewhat. Also for a binary query the Byte sequence must be adapted to the one used by ArmA. It's used for example in my sig to query the CiA server.

Hmmm well, I was using your script as base

I must admit, with the gamespy or binary answers etc. etc. I really have no clue what we are talking about...

Just that at first I used your Gspy query and that didn't give any info...  Only after using your Binary method I was receiving data (Altough Not proper) Hence I took it for granted that this is Binary mode . After reading the text on the kquery.com site, I had the correct query string and voila.

Anyway... I got it working 100% since the changes readable in my first post.

Thanks for help eitherway... DSSQ rules Program and PHP script

What I would like to see comming from you guys who are clever enough to code such things is a installable script to display the server info. we have such a thing for Joint operations, you can see how the script works here:-

http://www.16aab.org.uk/server/

It displays players, map type, name of map, sever open or passworded. Something thats as easily placed into existing websites would be great.

second thing would be for some clever bloke to develop a remote server admin tool for AA so we can admin the server settings etc from your desktop without logging into an admin web page or joining the game server to admin it.

I have no idea how to create such things or i would gladly contribute.

It displays players, map type, name of map, sever open or passworded. Something thats as easily placed into existing websites would be great.

second thing would be for some clever bloke to develop a remote server admin tool for AA so we can admin the server settings etc from your desktop without logging into  an admin web page or joining the game server to admin it.

I have no idea how to create such things or i would gladly contribute.

Try DSSQ from daddl, it is already as you want it, and can even display the stuff on top of an Image, as you can see in my sig

You can remotely admin the server only to restart the program, auto restart it and start it through webpage by using: www.serverdoc.com  program.

Any other form of remote adminning is impossible since the serverconsole is a pretty basic text log, and that's it.

example of dssq and other data harvest facilities: http://www.6thsense.eu/default.php?page=all_online (not all (player) details are available to normal members, but the example is there!

6th Sense has an auto-administrator & statistics collector for Vietcong1, it even kicks ppl off that rejoin while teamrespawn is enabled, adds time when the time almost runs out and all that kinda stuff Was a pretty long project to make it do everything we wanted ... but such thing will not be possible with ArmA since the serverconsole is just a log... But I don't know if they built in any rcon (bf2) alike support.....

Hmm, the Admin stuff is pretty Poo then. How can you rotate maps, admin players ( kick, ban, change team etc ) ?

Hmm, the Admin stuff is pretty Poo  then. How can you rotate maps, admin players ( kick, ban, change team etc ) ?

Admin players... either by voteadmin (would be best, since real admins can override/rule voted-admins), or by leaving the admin password blank (but that would suck )

But yes, a person must be ingame that is doing it yes.

Besides, in the config files of the server you can put in which maps need to run... Everytime a player joins, the next map gets loaded if the server was empty... or when it was full.. the next map will be loaded after the finishing of this map...

Exactly the same as with OFP

The admin in flashpoints Poo as well though.

As a Squad we preferred non playing admins to keep an eye on things, especially players. We dont like muppets on our servers. If its the same as Flashpoint, you have to play the map when your admin = you die when your typing commands. That looks like a major oversite since the game now supports JIP. Hope BIS can patch that to improve it.

The admin in flashpoints Poo as well though.

As a Squad we  preferred non playing admins to keep an eye on things, especially players. We dont like  muppets on our servers. If its the same as Flashpoint, you have to play the map when your admin = you die when your typing commands. That looks like a major oversite since the game now supports JIP.  Hope BIS can patch that to improve it.

You can always not play the map, but be a seagull or in spectator mode, that is just easily built into a mission, that you can make a special spot for such person .. when he takes that spot, he dies at the start and can watch over by spectating or seagull.

Otherwise ur right, if rcon alike stuff really isn't in (Im pretty positive), then it's a shame and I too hope BIS will build some at some point.

Based on your first post, I've adapted the RTSQ from WKK's EazyOne for ArmA. It's work-in-progress, but I have a first working version.

I need to check the players part, but have no server available to check it against at the moment. When that works, I'll make a version available.

Based on your first post, I've adapted the RTSQ from WKK's EazyOne for ArmA. It's work-in-progress, but I have a first working version.

I need to check the players part, but have no server available to check it against at the moment. When that works, I'll make a version available.

If you query the master server you should be able to receive a list of servers+ports ... maybe there are players on those... Otherwise drop me a PM by tonight, there will probably be users on by then.

I edited phpgstats battlefield vietnam module and converted it for ArmA. The players are displayed correctly now etc. etc.

Altough I myself don't use the skin around it, but integrate into our site. I could share the module probably later tonight or tomorrow.

Yes, I'm using gslist to query the master server for games running.

The RTSQ query doesn't work on all of them; I'm assuming that you have to start a dedicated server (like yours?) to actually answer the query. Only two servers so far return a reply, both empty atm.

I'll keep an eye on your server tonight, to see if it's occupied

Btw: the phpgstats is looking good, workings are similar to the RTSQ, apart from being compatible with a lot more games of course.

I don't think too many others use ruby but someone might find this code interesting.

http://www.otyglad.net/~erik/gamespy2.rb

It parses the players array correctly also.

Ruby looks like a very powerful language, haven't come across it before.

Meanwhile I've found a few occupied servers, so I got the RTSQ to work with player data.

I could share the module probably later tonight or tomorrow.

Thanks sickboy!! That would be great.

Gnat @ Nov. 17 2006,14:22)]

I could share the module probably later tonight or tomorrow.

Thanks sickboy!!    That would be great.

Ok, here you go: 6thSense Advanced Server Query Script v0.2

I will not give advanced support on it, it should be pretty obvious... Have fun!