Ahh ok. I think all you'd need there is file() or file_get_contents() and a bit of regex to pull out the actual chat messages. Actually, may as well use file() then recurse through the array (file() puts the lines of a file into an array) for ones which don't start with a chat message character and discard those. Shouldn't even need regex then, just strpos()

So does that only work for the start of a line?

Because the log looks like this...

2011-08-04 18:22:00 [INFO] <Spooneymania> i mean yes
2011-08-04 18:22:03 [INFO] <Jeesus> :D
2011-08-04 18:22:25 [INFO] <Spooneymania> i started a hangout thingu
2011-08-04 18:26:57 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] Spooneymania: /time day 
2011-08-04 18:36:27 [INFO] wakeupbomb [/94.193.54.69:57470] logged in with entity id 543938 at ([world] 965.90625, 72.0, 94.53125)
2011-08-04 18:36:31 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] wakeupbomb: /who  
2011-08-04 18:38:15 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] Spooneymania: /time day 
2011-08-04 18:42:09 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] Spooneymania: /weather dry 
2011-08-04 18:44:30 [INFO] chrishigs [/86.154.231.70:51136] logged in with entity id 546382 at ([world] -53.995520489623885, 23.0, 221.17613932596916)
2011-08-04 18:44:30 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] wakeupbomb: /weather wet 
2011-08-04 18:44:41 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] chrishigs: /who  
2011-08-04 18:44:54 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] chrishigs: /home  
2011-08-04 18:44:57 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] chrishigs: /spawn  
2011-08-04 18:45:19 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] chrishigs: /home  
2011-08-04 18:45:33 [INFO] <wakeupbomb> test
2011-08-04 18:45:38 [INFO] <Spooneymania> 123
2011-08-04 18:48:29 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] chrishigs: /time day 
2011-08-04 18:51:20 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] wakeupbomb: /time day 
2011-08-04 18:57:34 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] chrishigs: /home  
2011-08-04 18:57:45 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] chrishigs: /sethome  
2011-08-04 18:57:59 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] chrishigs: /spawn  
2011-08-04 18:59:09 [INFO] Connection reset
2011-08-04 18:59:09 [INFO] chrishigs lost connection: disconnect.endOfStream
2011-08-04 19:01:38 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] Spooneymania: /time day 
2011-08-04 19:03:22 [INFO] mjwatmough [/82.38.245.253:54757] logged in with entity id 557366 at ([world] -59.25, 75.0, 249.0)
2011-08-04 19:12:22 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] Spooneymania: /time day 
2011-08-04 19:13:07 [INFO] Read timed out
2011-08-04 19:13:07 [INFO] Spooneymania lost connection: disconnect.endOfStream
2011-08-04 19:13:27 [INFO] Spooneymania [/80.177.102.181:61709] logged in with entity id 561889 at ([world] 784.40625, 74.0, 585.125)
2011-08-04 19:21:12 [INFO] Connection reset
2011-08-04 19:21:12 [INFO] mjwatmough lost connection: disconnect.quitting
2011-08-04 19:24:25 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] Spooneymania: /time day 
2011-08-04 19:35:02 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] Spooneymania: /time day 
2011-08-04 19:45:52 [INFO] [PLAYER_COMMAND] Spooneymania: /time day 

So I'd need it to only pick lines that contain "[INFO] <"

easy then, gimme a min and I'll whip up something that might work if you want. Or would you rather do it yourself?

Go for it if you want to :D

Ok well this should work. It's no doubt poor code and PB or Matt or Andy will be along to betterise it but it works...

<?
 
$things = file('server.log');
$chats = "";
 
foreach ($things as $thing) {
	if (strpos($thing, "[INFO] <")) {
		$chats .= htmlspecialchars(substr($thing, 27)) . "<br />";
	}
}
 
echo $chats;
 
?>

Looking at the map.js source, there's an option 'messagettl' that seems to be the delay before messages are hidden. You should be able to edit config.js and add

messagettl: 10000

(I'm assuming it's measured in milliseconds)

:D I shall put that into use!

I think it's in seconds because it's currently "5" so I'll increase that too.

Oh that'll do every chat message in the log though so...

<?
 
$things = file('server.log');
$chats = Array();
 
foreach ($things as $thing) {
	if (strpos($thing, "[INFO] <")) {
		$chats[] = htmlspecialchars(substr($thing, 27));
	}
}
 
$chatt = implode("<br />", array_slice($chats, -30));
echo $chatt;
 
?>

That'll get the last 30. Change the -30 on line 12 to adjust.

(I left $chatt as a variable so you can regex some styling into it if you want)

You are such a hard core haxor!

Give it a try on the mini-site. It's not linking to the live server.log, but just want to see if everyone else can see it.

can you make it not include all the bollocks where people turn on the sun or turn off the rain etc?

Works for me.

He's already done that.

I can see that too

he is such a clever dude :)

Good stuff. I wasn't sure if PHP could link to a local IP.

Hard Work has made me the most amazing entrance system to my soon to be built scuplture gallery from the painting gallery. I will soon me accepting commissions for sculptures (modestly sized only) .

Where's this mini site then?