# Check if a server is online and how many people are online

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**Created:** [April 24, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-if-a-server-is-online-and-how-many-people-are-online/186814 "2006-04-24T20:20:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![OMG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@OMG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OMG)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-if-a-server-is-online-and-how-many-people-are-online/186814/1 "2006-04-24T20:20:38Z")

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how do I check if a server is online?  
and how do I check how many people are online?  
sorry I’m not very good at html and JavaScript(I’m good only at Flash)

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**Author:** ![bwh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bwh2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bwh2)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-if-a-server-is-online-and-how-many-people-are-online/186814/2 "2006-04-25T03:34:12Z")

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do a google search for [“users online” php](http://www.google.com/search?q=%22users+online%22+php).

i’m not sure about the server online thing.

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**Author:** ![chrisclick](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/chrisclick/32/1991_2.png) [@chrisclick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrisclick)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-if-a-server-is-online-and-how-many-people-are-online/186814/3 "2006-04-25T17:15:05Z")

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MYSQL query lol 😉

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**Author:** ![Joppe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b38774/32.png) [@Joppe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Joppe)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-if-a-server-is-online-and-how-many-people-are-online/186814/4 "2006-04-25T17:20:09Z")

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[ot]^Thats not helpfull[/ot]

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**Author:** ![chrisclick](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/chrisclick/32/1991_2.png) [@chrisclick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrisclick)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-if-a-server-is-online-and-how-many-people-are-online/186814/5 "2006-04-25T17:21:54Z")

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[ot] True though it is possible through a MYSql qurey 🙂 [/ot]

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**Author:** ![955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/4bbf92/32.png) [@955](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/955)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-if-a-server-is-online-and-how-many-people-are-online/186814/6 "2006-04-25T18:01:20Z")

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Server online: Either system(“ping $IP”); or open port 80 on the server using the sockets functions.