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What I did was create a few php scripts that fetch the list of servers (with an optional selection, like only deathmatch games), add a server to the list, remove a server from the list (note that you will also have to put in a timeout for servers that 'forget' to remove themselves from the list.



that's exactly what i am programming atm, same approach (php/GS_HTTP). are you using a flatfile base or MySQL?

i decided for the flatfile system. i hang on 2 points,
--->1) how do you create the timeout? i thought about
a)just displaying the files whose age is under 2 hours (bad, the server could be on for less time)
b)before exiting, sending a "delete entry"-command (bad, what if the game crashes?)
--->2)making a file on the server is no problem. retrieving data from a whole buch of files is (disadvantage of flatfile system i guess). sometimes i do not get a response quick enough, and GS_HTTP is showing "".

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