I have used ajax in my javascript to update the status of my users in every 5 seconds whether he/she is offline or not, my function update_status is found in left-col.php
I've already tried using function and ajax and it does not go offline when I log out one of the users. Here is my file as well as the database
Left-col.php
<?php
require('connection.php');
$user_name=$_SESSION['username'];
$user_id=$_SESSION['user_id'];
if(!isset($_SESSION['user_id'])){
header("LOCATION: index.php");
}else{
$advance_time=time()+15;
$query=mysqli_query($con,"SELECT * FROM status WHERE user_id='$user_id'");
if(mysqli_num_rows($query)>0){
mysqli_query($con,"UPDATE status SET status='$advance_time' WHERE user_id='$user_id'");
}else{
mysqli_query($con,"INSERT INTO status(user_id,status) VALUES ('$user_id','$advance_time')");
}
}
?>
<div id="left-col-container">
<div style="cursor:pointer" onclick="document.getElementById('new-message').style.display='block'" class="white-back">
<p align="center">New Message </p>
</div>
<?php
$q='SELECT DISTINCT `receiver_name`,`sender_name`,`date_time`
FROM `messages` WHERE
`sender_name`="'.$_SESSION['username'].'" OR
`receiver_name`="'.$_SESSION['username'].'"
ORDER BY `date_time` DESC';
$e='SELECT * from messages';
$r=mysqli_query($con,$q);
if($r){
if(mysqli_num_rows($r)>0){
$counter=0;
$added_user=array();
while($row=mysqli_fetch_assoc($r)){
$sender_name=$row['sender_name'];
$receiver_name=$row['receiver_name'];
$timestamp=$row['date_time'];
if($_SESSION['username']==$sender_name){
//add the receiver_name but only once
//so to do that check the user in array
if(in_array($receiver_name,$added_user)){
//dont add receiver_name because
//he is already added
}else{
//add the receiver_name
?>
<div class="grey-back">
<img src="images/s.jpg" class="image"/>
<?php
echo '<a href="?user='.$receiver_name.'">'.$receiver_name.'</a>';
$fetch_content=mysqli_query($con,"SELECT * FROM users JOIN status ON `users`.`id`=`status`.`user_id`");
while($row_fetch=mysqli_fetch_array($fetch_content)){
$time=$row_fetch[5];
if($time<= time()){
$status = "<img src='images/r.png' height='10' width='10' style='float:right'>";
}else{
$status= "<img src='images/a.png' height='10' width='10' style='float:right'>";
}
}
echo $status;
?>
</div>
<?php
//as receiver_name added so
///add it to the array as well
$added_user=array($counter=>$receiver_name);
//increment the counter
$counter++;
}
}elseif($_SESSION['username']==$receiver_name){
//add the sender_name but only once
//so to do that check the user in array
if(in_array($sender_name,$added_user)){
//dont add sender_name because
//he is already added
}else{
//add the sender_name
?>
<div class="grey-back">
<img src="images/s.jpg" class="image"/>
<?php echo '<a href="?user='.$sender_name.'">'.$sender_name.'</a>';
$fetch_content=mysqli_query($con,"SELECT * FROM users JOIN status ON `users`.`id`=`status`.`user_id`");
while($row_fetch=mysqli_fetch_array($fetch_content)){
$time=$row_fetch[5];
if($time<= time()){
$status = "<img src='images/r.png' height='10' width='10' style='float:right'>";
}else{
$status= "<img src='images/a.png' height='10' width='10' style='float:right'>";
}
}
echo $status;
?>
</div>
<?php
//as sender_name added so
///add it to the array as well
$added_user=array($counter=>$sender_name);
//increment the counter
$counter++;
}
}
}
}
else{
//no message sent
echo 'no user';
}
}else{
//query problem
echo $q;
}
?>
<!-- end of left-col-container -->
</div>
<input type="hidden" value="<?php echo $user_id; ?>" id="from_user_id">
<script type="text/javascript">
setInterval(function(){updating_status()},5000);
function updating_status(){
let this_user = $('#from_user_id').val();
$.ajax({
method: "POST",
url: "updating.php",
data: {from_user:this_user},
success: function(response){
$('#content').html(response);
}
});
}
</script>
Updating.php
<?php
require('connection.php');
if(isset($_POST['from_user'])){
$advance_time=time()+15;
$user_id=$_POST['user_id'];
$query=mysqli_query($con,"SELECT * FROM status WHERE user_id='$user_id'");
if(mysqli_num_rows($query)>0){
mysqli_query($con,"UPDATE status SET status='$advance_time' WHERE user_id='$user_id'");
}else{
mysqli_query($con,"INSERT INTO status(user_id,status) VALUES ('$user_id','$advance_time')");
?>
<div id="left-col-container">
<div style="cursor:pointer" onclick="document.getElementById('new-message').style.display='block'" class="white-back">
<p align="center">New Message </p>
</div>
<?php
$q='SELECT DISTINCT `receiver_name`,`sender_name`,`date_time`
FROM `messages` WHERE
`sender_name`="'.$_SESSION['username'].'" OR
`receiver_name`="'.$_SESSION['username'].'"
ORDER BY `date_time` DESC';
$e='SELECT * from messages';
$r=mysqli_query($con,$q);
if($r){
if(mysqli_num_rows($r)>0){
$counter=0;
$added_user=array();
while($row=mysqli_fetch_assoc($r)){
$sender_name=$row['sender_name'];
$receiver_name=$row['receiver_name'];
$timestamp=$row['date_time'];
if($_SESSION['username']==$sender_name){
//add the receiver_name but only once
//so to do that check the user in array
if(in_array($receiver_name,$added_user)){
//dont add receiver_name because
//he is already added
}else{
//add the receiver_name
?>
<div class="grey-back">
<img src="images/s.jpg" class="image"/>
<?php
echo '<a href="?user='.$receiver_name.'">'.$receiver_name.'</a>';
$fetch_content=mysqli_query($con,"SELECT * FROM users JOIN status ON `users`.`id`=`status`.`user_id`");
while($row_fetch=mysqli_fetch_array($fetch_content)){
$time=$row_fetch[5];
if($time<= time()){
$status = "<img src='images/r.png' height='10' width='10' style='float:right'>";
}else{
$status= "<img src='images/a.png' height='10' width='10' style='float:right'>";
}
}
echo $status;
?>
</div>
<?php
//as receiver_name added so
///add it to the array as well
$added_user=array($counter=>$receiver_name);
//increment the counter
$counter++;
}
}elseif($_SESSION['username']==$receiver_name){
//add the sender_name but only once
//so to do that check the user in array
if(in_array($sender_name,$added_user)){
//dont add sender_name because
//he is already added
}else{
//add the sender_name
?>
<div class="grey-back">
<img src="images/s.jpg" class="image"/>
<?php echo '<a href="?user='.$sender_name.'">'.$sender_name.'</a>';
$fetch_content=mysqli_query($con,"SELECT * FROM users JOIN status ON `users`.`id`=`status`.`user_id`");
while($row_fetch=mysqli_fetch_array($fetch_content)){
$time=$row_fetch[5];
if($time<= time()){
$status = "<img src='images/r.png' height='10' width='10' style='float:right'>";
}else{
$status= "<img src='images/a.png' height='10' width='10' style='float:right'>";
}
}
echo $status;
?>
</div>
<?php
//as sender_name added so
///add it to the array as well
$added_user=array($counter=>$sender_name);
//increment the counter
$counter++;
}
}
}
}
else{
//no message sent
echo 'no user';
}
}else{
//query problem
echo $q;
}
if(isset($error)){
print $error;
}
?>
<!-- end of left-col-container -->
</div>
