online status on your own web site?

[saltedm8]

how can you put your own online status on your website ? - maybe an image with 'online' that appears whenever you are signed in

thank you

[Lchad]

Google search for "status indicator didn't give too many options...
Here's one..http://www.digital39.com/index.php/programming/online-status-indicator/2007/03/187/

[Ryan Fait]

This was talked about a bit in a thread started by Aaron in the PHP forum. Using a database would be the simplest way in the long run.

[saltedm8]

thanks, i have just had a peek, and it is good - except i only want it to 'appear' when i am online + i think it would have to be in a layer because i dont want it visable if i am not signed in to my website, - and i dont have any idea about databases

[Lchad]

There were plenty to choose from if you had an MSN account, ICQ, AIM... but I didn't think that's what you wanted...