Get server online status through php

[mikeee324]

I'm running a MTA server and a web server on a ubuntu vps.

I've been trying to ping the mta sa server using fsockopen and all I keep getting from it is connection refused.

How do I see if the server is running?

[mikeee324]

Sorted, needed to do it over UDP instead of TCP.

[Jaysds1]

Can you explain to me how you did it pls?

[mikeee324]

I used the example from the php site, but now it just seems to be saying my servers online when it isn't

I mean i can even use any port and it'll say it's online.

Anyone know how i can do this accurately?

$fp = fsockopen("udp://127.0.0.1", 22003, $errno, $errstr); 
if (!$fp)  
{ 
    echo "Offline"; 
} 
else  
{ 
    echo "Online"; 
    fclose($fp); 
     echo "</td>"; 
} 

I read somewhere too that the system might not know that theres nothing there until data is written/read to/from the port, i tried using fread but it didn't bring anything back at all.

[FatalTerror]

Try to use TCP.

  
<?php 
    $fp = fsockopen("tcp://IP:PORT", PORT, $errno, $errstr); 
    if(isset($fp)){ 
        echo "Server is online !"; 
    } 
    else{ 
        echo "Server is offline !"; 
    } 
?> 
  

I don't test, but i think it will work

[Jaysds1]

wait, is your ip really 127.0.0.1 ?

and try both udp and tcp

[myonlake]

wait, is your ip really 127.0.0.1 ?

and try both udp and tcp

127.0.0.1 is localhost.

[DarkLink]

I think you need to use the public ip, test it

[mikeee324]

Both the web server and MTA server are on the same machine so that's why i'm using localhost.

Tried both tcp and udp on the main port and the web port of the mta server, it's not having any of it.

[Jaysds1]

127.0.0.1 doesn't necessarily means localhost,

put in your ip address that you put in the mtaserver.conf file .

[AGENT_STEELMEAT]

127.0.0.1 doesn't necessarily means localhost

127.0.0.1 is always localhost. Welcome to basic computer science.

[Jaysds1]

oh, wow, ok, but he should try putting the ip address that's in the mtaserver.conf file