how to measure the ping time between the visitor and my website ??

[Alexandre Plennevaux]

hello !

I would like to measure the time a user needs to connect to my website.
In other words, to perform a ping between my website and the user's
computer.

I'm scratching my head as to how i can do that. Does anyone know a good way
to make this happen?

thanks a lot,

alexandre

[CountScubula]

"Alexandre Plennevaux" <al*******@la b-au.com> wrote in message
news:3f******** *************** @news.skynet.be ...

hello !

I would like to measure the time a user needs to connect to my website.
In other words, to perform a ping between my website and the user's
computer.

I'm scratching my head as to how i can do that. Does anyone know a good way to make this happen?

thanks a lot,

alexandre

Here you go
<?
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$res = `ping -c 1 $ip`;

list($n,$r) = explode("packet loss, ",$res);
list($pTime,$n) = explode("ms",$r );
print "Ping time $pTime ms";
?>

you can test it here:
http://gzen.myhq.info/test/ping.php
Ok, now several things wrong with this, first, this will only work if ping
packets are allowed through the entire netork from you to them, inside thier
network if they are in say a corporate building. Now if they are behind a
firewall, you will only get times to the firewall. (depends on firewall, but
most likely, firewall times)

Now, this also assumes they dont have any type of stupid software like
black-ice, (sorry to offend, but if you have a software firewall installed
on the machine you are trying to protect, your an idiot, get a solution
before the machine you are protect!) -- ok sorry about that

Also, the route that someone uses to send packets to you is not nessasarily
the route the packets take from you to them. For example. At one of my data
centers, outgoing data is routed through the least congested pipe.

--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools

[Alexandre Plennevaux]

thanks a lot mike.

I'm gettting 0 ms all the time. Is that normal ?
Also, would this work on a virtual server? I heard Virtual servers don't
let you execute commands with php, as you could use it to execute "rm -rf /"
or other bad things. So, they set this in their php.ini.
What do you think ?

thanks again,

alexandre
PS: nice website :)

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"Alexandre Plennevaux" <al*******@la b-au.com> wrote in message
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hello !

I would like to measure the time a user needs to connect to my website.
In other words, to perform a ping between my website and the user's
computer.

I'm scratching my head as to how i can do that. Does anyone know a good way

to make this happen?

thanks a lot,

alexandre

Here you go
<?
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$res = `ping -c 1 $ip`;

list($n,$r) = explode("packet loss, ",$res);
list($pTime,$n) = explode("ms",$r );
print "Ping time $pTime ms";
?>

you can test it here:
http://gzen.myhq.info/test/ping.php
Ok, now several things wrong with this, first, this will only work if ping
packets are allowed through the entire netork from you to them, inside

thier network if they are in say a corporate building. Now if they are behind a
firewall, you will only get times to the firewall. (depends on firewall, but most likely, firewall times)

Now, this also assumes they dont have any type of stupid software like
black-ice, (sorry to offend, but if you have a software firewall installed on the machine you are trying to protect, your an idiot, get a solution
before the machine you are protect!) -- ok sorry about that

Also, the route that someone uses to send packets to you is not nessasarily the route the packets take from you to them. For example. At one of my data centers, outgoing data is routed through the least congested pipe.

--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools

[CountScubula]

The test on my server, is a virual host, I have around 65 virtuals on that
server
rm -fr will only work on files that are the same owner/group permission
as far as 0ms, not sure, you must be realy, realy, close to me, but I didnt
see you at the office coffee maker :)

--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools
"Alexandre Plennevaux" <al*******@la b-au.com> wrote in message
news:3f******** *************** @news.skynet.be ...

thanks a lot mike.

I'm gettting 0 ms all the time. Is that normal ?
Also, would this work on a virtual server? I heard Virtual servers don't
let you execute commands with php, as you could use it to execute "rm -rf /" or other bad things. So, they set this in their php.ini.
What do you think ?

thanks again,

alexandre
PS: nice website :)

"CountScubu la" <[e-mail] mail.com> wrote in message
news:jK******** ********@newssv r29.news.prodig y.com...

"Alexandre Plennevaux" <al*******@la b-au.com> wrote in message
news:3f******** *************** @news.skynet.be ...

hello !

I would like to measure the time a user needs to connect to my website. In other words, to perform a ping between my website and the user's
computer.

I'm scratching my head as to how i can do that. Does anyone know a

good way

to make this happen?

thanks a lot,

alexandre

Here you go
<?
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$res = `ping -c 1 $ip`;

list($n,$r) = explode("packet loss, ",$res);
list($pTime,$n) = explode("ms",$r );
print "Ping time $pTime ms";
?>

you can test it here:
http://gzen.myhq.info/test/ping.php
Ok, now several things wrong with this, first, this will only work if ping packets are allowed through the entire netork from you to them, inside

thier

network if they are in say a corporate building. Now if they are behind a firewall, you will only get times to the firewall. (depends on firewall,

but

most likely, firewall times)

Now, this also assumes they dont have any type of stupid software like
black-ice, (sorry to offend, but if you have a software firewall

installed

on the machine you are trying to protect, your an idiot, get a solution
before the machine you are protect!) -- ok sorry about that

Also, the route that someone uses to send packets to you is not

nessasarily

the route the packets take from you to them. For example. At one of my

data

centers, outgoing data is routed through the least congested pipe.

--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools

[Alexandre Plennevaux]

look! behind you !

*-]

rm -fr will only work on files that are the same owner/group permission i assume you are talking about the chmod parameters. i'll experiment with
that and see what happens.

thanks,

alex

"CountScubu la" <[e-mail] mail.com> wrote in message
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The test on my server, is a virual host, I have around 65 virtuals on that
server
rm -fr will only work on files that are the same owner/group permission
as far as 0ms, not sure, you must be realy, realy, close to me, but I didnt see you at the office coffee maker :)

--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools
"Alexandre Plennevaux" <al*******@la b-au.com> wrote in message
news:3f******** *************** @news.skynet.be ...

thanks a lot mike.

I'm gettting 0 ms all the time. Is that normal ?
Also, would this work on a virtual server? I heard Virtual servers don't let you execute commands with php, as you could use it to execute "rm -rf

/"

or other bad things. So, they set this in their php.ini.
What do you think ?

thanks again,

alexandre
PS: nice website :)

"CountScubu la" <[e-mail] mail.com> wrote in message
news:jK******** ********@newssv r29.news.prodig y.com...

"Alexandre Plennevaux" <al*******@la b-au.com> wrote in message
news:3f******** *************** @news.skynet.be ...
> hello !
>
> I would like to measure the time a user needs to connect to my

website. > In other words, to perform a ping between my website and the user's
> computer.
>
> I'm scratching my head as to how i can do that. Does anyone know a good way
> to make this happen?
>
> thanks a lot,
>
> alexandre
>

Here you go
<?
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$res = `ping -c 1 $ip`;

list($n,$r) = explode("packet loss, ",$res);
list($pTime,$n) = explode("ms",$r );
print "Ping time $pTime ms";
?>

you can test it here:
http://gzen.myhq.info/test/ping.php
Ok, now several things wrong with this, first, this will only work if ping packets are allowed through the entire netork from you to them, inside

thier

network if they are in say a corporate building. Now if they are behind a

firewall, you will only get times to the firewall. (depends on

firewall, but

most likely, firewall times)

Now, this also assumes they dont have any type of stupid software like
black-ice, (sorry to offend, but if you have a software firewall

installed

on the machine you are trying to protect, your an idiot, get a

solution before the machine you are protect!) -- ok sorry about that

Also, the route that someone uses to send packets to you is not

nessasarily

the route the packets take from you to them. For example. At one of my

data

centers, outgoing data is routed through the least congested pipe.

--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools

>

[Alexandre Plennevaux]

on my virtual server, i don't even get the "0" ms. it just returns "Ping
time ms".
i tried different chmod configs, with same owner/group params, to no avail.

??
"CountScubu la" <[e-mail] mail.com> wrote in message
news:bw******** *********@newss vr29.news.prodi gy.com...

The test on my server, is a virual host, I have around 65 virtuals on that
server
rm -fr will only work on files that are the same owner/group permission
as far as 0ms, not sure, you must be realy, realy, close to me, but I didnt see you at the office coffee maker :)

--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools
"Alexandre Plennevaux" <al*******@la b-au.com> wrote in message
news:3f******** *************** @news.skynet.be ...

thanks a lot mike.

I'm gettting 0 ms all the time. Is that normal ?
Also, would this work on a virtual server? I heard Virtual servers don't

let you execute commands with php, as you could use it to execute "rm -rf

/"

or other bad things. So, they set this in their php.ini.
What do you think ?

thanks again,

alexandre
PS: nice website :)

"CountScubu la" <[e-mail] mail.com> wrote in message
news:jK******** ********@newssv r29.news.prodig y.com...

"Alexandre Plennevaux" <al*******@la b-au.com> wrote in message
news:3f******** *************** @news.skynet.be ...
> hello !
>
> I would like to measure the time a user needs to connect to my

website. > In other words, to perform a ping between my website and the user's
> computer.
>
> I'm scratching my head as to how i can do that. Does anyone know a good way
> to make this happen?
>
> thanks a lot,
>
> alexandre
>

Here you go
<?
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$res = `ping -c 1 $ip`;

list($n,$r) = explode("packet loss, ",$res);
list($pTime,$n) = explode("ms",$r );
print "Ping time $pTime ms";
?>

you can test it here:
http://gzen.myhq.info/test/ping.php
Ok, now several things wrong with this, first, this will only work if ping packets are allowed through the entire netork from you to them, inside

thier

network if they are in say a corporate building. Now if they are behind a

firewall, you will only get times to the firewall. (depends on

firewall, but

most likely, firewall times)

Now, this also assumes they dont have any type of stupid software like
black-ice, (sorry to offend, but if you have a software firewall

installed

on the machine you are trying to protect, your an idiot, get a

solution before the machine you are protect!) -- ok sorry about that

Also, the route that someone uses to send packets to you is not

nessasarily

the route the packets take from you to them. For example. At one of my

data

centers, outgoing data is routed through the least congested pipe.

--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools

>

[CountScubula]

"Alexandre Plennevaux" <al*******@la b-au.com> wrote in message
news:3f******** **************@ news.skynet.be. ..

on my virtual server, i don't even get the "0" ms. it just returns "Ping
time ms".
i tried different chmod configs, with same owner/group params, to no avail.
??

hmm, I will look into this a bit, becouse it was raised some questions/ideas
in my head.
what can you tell me about the server, OS, httpd server (apache?), versions
etc??

(I turned around, and I saw you walk out to get check your server info, I
must say, that is a nice sweater your wearing, holiday x-mas gift?)
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools

[Alexandre Plennevaux]

nah, funny you noticed my sweater... And not the tiger skin string i've been
wearing since the evening of december 31 until, well, now !
....oh, and you don't want to know about that sweater...
*-]

provider: onyxservers.com
OS: linux
server: apache=../apache_1.3.26-fp_2002'
php version: 4.2.3
php info: http://www.geodevlamynck.be/test/phpinfo.php

anything else ?

thanks a lot,

Alexandre

test url: http://www.geodevlamynck.be/test/alexping.php
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"Alexandre Plennevaux" <al*******@la b-au.com> wrote in message
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on my virtual server, i don't even get the "0" ms. it just returns "Ping
time ms".
i tried different chmod configs, with same owner/group params, to no avail.

??

hmm, I will look into this a bit, becouse it was raised some

questions/ideas in my head.
what can you tell me about the server, OS, httpd server (apache?), versions etc??

(I turned around, and I saw you walk out to get check your server info, I
must say, that is a nice sweater your wearing, holiday x-mas gift?)
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools

[Alexandre Plennevaux]

i forgot to give you the test link:
http://www.geodevlamynck.be/test/alexping.php
"CountScubu la" <[e-mail] mail.com> wrote in message
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"Alexandre Plennevaux" <al*******@la b-au.com> wrote in message
news:3f******** **************@ news.skynet.be. ..

on my virtual server, i don't even get the "0" ms. it just returns "Ping
time ms".
i tried different chmod configs, with same owner/group params, to no avail.

??

hmm, I will look into this a bit, becouse it was raised some

questions/ideas in my head.
what can you tell me about the server, OS, httpd server (apache?), versions etc??

(I turned around, and I saw you walk out to get check your server info, I
must say, that is a nice sweater your wearing, holiday x-mas gift?)
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools

[CountScubula]

"Alexandre Plennevaux" <al*******@la b-au.com> wrote in message
news:3f******** *************** @news.skynet.be ...

provider: onyxservers.com
OS: linux
server: apache=../apache_1.3.26-fp_2002'
php version: 4.2.3
php info: http://www.geodevlamynck.be/test/phpinfo.php

anything else ?
thanks a lot,
Alexandre

try this:
you can test it here: http://www.gzentools.com/test/ttouser.php or
http://gzen.myhq.info/test/ttouser.php

<?php
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$s = microtime();
$fp = fsockopen("tcp://$ip", 1, $errno, $errstr);
$e = microtime();

$tt = $e-$s;

if ($fp)
fclose($fp);

print "Trip time: $tt ms\n";

?>

This tries to open a socket connection to the users machine (or firewall, as
I stated before), to port 1, which should not be open, if it should open, it
will close the connection, either way, it will time the proccess, since this
is not ping, we are only talking about a slight differnce of a few
milliseconds, so does it matter?

we can call this Fuzzy Ping ;)

--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools