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?

It's on the first post of the thread (I try to keep post 1 updated)

 

http://mine.tehforum.co.uk/site/

Seeing as you asked so nicely.

 
<?php echo nl2br(htmlentities(`tail -n 30 server.log | grep '\[INFO\] <' | cut -b 28-`));

Also, Andy?! Did you just wake from a coma?

Would that not just be the number of lines the client shows, so not a server thing? I'm not that bothered if it's not an easy fix. Would be nice in the browser for the text to show for longer though, and be able to bring up recent messages like bringing up the chat windows in game.

Andy Caer.

And thanks :D