DISCLAIMER: I did something like this a long time ago, so here is the ugly old code (that I am not going to make an effort to look better / not when I started programming, as this is just to give you an idea of how this can be done, and not a false submission of any specific code).
$timeout = time() - (20);
$sessid_exist = mysql_query("SELECT sessid FROM bw_sessions WHERE sessid='" . session_id() . "'") or die (mysql_error());
$sessid_check = mysql_num_rows($sessid_exist);
if ($_SESSION['bw_username']) {
$sql = mysql_query("UPDATE bw_sessions SET timestamp='" . time() . "', username='" . $_SESSION['bw_username'] . "' WHERE sessid='" . session_id() . "'");
} else {
if($sessid_check > 0){
$sql = mysql_query("UPDATE bw_sessions SET timestamp='" . time() . "' WHERE sessid='" . session_id() . "'");
} else {
$sql = mysql_query("INSERT INTO bw_sessions (id, username, sessid, timestamp, ip)
VALUES(null, '', '" . session_id() . "', '" . time() . "', '" . $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] . "')") or die (mysql_error());
}
}
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT distinct sessid FROM bw_sessions WHERE username='' AND timestamp >= '$timeout' ORDER BY timestamp DESC") or die (mysql_error());
$sql2 = mysql_query("SELECT distinct sessid,username FROM bw_sessions WHERE username!='' AND timestamp >= '$timeout' ORDER BY username DESC") or die (mysql_error());
$num_guests = mysql_num_rows($sql);
$num_reg = mysql_num_rows($sql2);
?>
<font size='1'>Currently Online: <br>
<?=$num_guests;?> Guests<br>
<?=$num_reg;?> Registered users
You just need to make a table and hold session_id .. then query this table for any "recent" action. If you want to update in real time, add the code above (changed to the table) to "online.php" and call it via jquery every x seconds or, nevertheless, you decide to do it.
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