[PHP] Log who visits your Petpage

Hey everyone, I am a new member here and I was playing around with some ideas this morning and I figured out how you can log the username for anyone who visits your petpage. This may be considered "useless" but you can possibly use this to check who read your "Avatar Lending Requirement" page, or just use it to generate a list of usernames. Anyways, here how to do it:

• REQUIREMENTS:
• Access to Web Server that supports PHP (Google for a free one)
• A Neopets account over 24 hours old.
• A Neopet

STEPS:
1. Create a new FOLDER somewhere on your server called "helloworld.jpg" (Name of the FOLDER. No quotes.).

2. Create an empty Text file called "log.txt", and upload inside of the folder you just made. ("helloworld.jpg").

3. Make a new PHP FILE named "index.php" (Once again, no quotes.)

4. Inside of the file, put the following code in:

Code (Text):

1. <?php
2.  
3. $val = $_GET['username'];  
4.  
5. $data = $val."\n";
6.  
7. $fp = fopen("log.txt", "a");
8.  
9. fwrite($fp, $data);
10.  
11. fclose($fp);
12.  
13. ?>

5. Upload "index.php" to your folder "helloworld.jpg"

6. Now, on your petpage, put the following line of code in (Change "YOURWEBSITEHERE" to your website!)

Code (Text):

1. <img src="http://YOURWEBSITEHERE.com/helloworld.jpg?username=#VISITOR">

7. Make sure that you have updated your petpage with that code, and now test it by going to your petpage.

8. You will be able to check the log of the usernames at:

That is it! I will add a list of free PHP hosts at the end of the page if you guys find any that have worked for you.

 

I don't see the usefulness here, but I do like the simple coolness it has. Keep up this behaviour and you'll be one very welcome person on this forum.

 

Haha, nice code snippet
With certain web hosts, they will allow you to have file extensions other than *.php to execute PHP scripts. Thus you could put the script in a text file called "helloworld.jpg" and it work work similarly. Just a slightly simpler thought for people who may have access to such a host.

And welcome to Neofriends

 

Can anyone recommend a site for this?? (easy to use for a nub like me haha)

 

Welcome to NeoFriends!

Just a pointer:

In PHP, using '' instead of "" is faster...

Can't find proof right now, will later

Also,

Is there a reason that quick reply doesn't work with Google Chrome?

 

I really want to post this on my shop. I am using FreeHostia

 

You do realize that this can be a tutorial for a cookie grabber.

 

Do they still even work on neopets?

Regarding this: I think TNT would have a filter running to monitor if a petpage is sending out packets when a user visits. Though I can't base this on anything more then common sense.

 

No, this is not a tutorial for CGers. CGers require access to document.cookie, which I'm pretty sure is blocked on Neopets (directly anyways)
TNT can't monitor the "packets" of data since the "image" is directly loaded from the hosting server to the browser. They can only monitor the code that you put on the petpage.

 

Ahh, I see now. I wasn't really paying attention lol.

 

I don't me dig this post up so please don't flame me for doing so just trying to help:


If you want a pre-made one with absolutely no work go to NeoMallers (the website) and you can make these for petpages by simply typing in your pets name