**** THIS IS THE DESCRIPTION OF version 1.0 THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF DATE. ****

Hi all,

Today I am introducing new freeware application that allows to monitor the status of these or any other forums, built on phpBB platform. The application name is ForumStatus. The tool is mainly written for forum administrators and moderators, but can also be used by any, even non-registered forum visitor.

ForumStatus places the icon into Windows system tray and queries the status of the forum with certain configurable time interval in the range from 2 minutes to 12 hours. The following parameters can be monitored:

- Database state (up or down)
- Number of topics
- Number of posts
- Number of users
- Numbers of Active users
- Number of votes

You can switch any of these parameters off if you don't want to keep track of it.

As soon as ForumStatus detects the change of any monitored parameter, it will show balloon popup next to the system tray displaying the old and new values of the parameter and will also update the tray icon color. User then needs to acknowledge the change by clicking on 'Acknowledge' item of popup menu.

Click on tray icon shows the last status, right-click opens popup menu, double click gives access to configuration window.

Installation part for PC

To install ForumStatus:
- Download and save the file forumstat.exe in any folder on your hard disk.
- Start the application and double click the icon that appears in the tray.
- Into the configuration window that will show up paste the following lines:

Forum Name: NeoCom
URL of supporting PHP file: http://logmett.com/forum/forum_status.php
URL of the forum entry page: http://logmett.com/forum/
* These 3 values have to be changed to monitor different forums.

- Select refresh interval.
- Set checkmarks next to the value you'd like to monitor.
- Place checkmark at 'Run at log on to Windows' (recommended). Do not add shortcut to ForumStatus into Windows Startup group.
- Click on 'Save and Close' button.

Installation on web server (only for forum administrators)
ForumStatus requires backend support which is just one PHP file that has to be placed into phpBB forum main directory on the web server. This has to be done by forum administrator. You are more than welcome to promote this application and suggest it to the people running other phpBB based forums. While referring to ForumStatus please always point to neocom.ca site. This will guarantee that you are providing the link to the latest version of the application.

This is the very first release of ForumStatus so there is definitely the space for improving this application. For now I will not create separate forums for ForumStatus questions, bug reports and suggestions. Please place them all into this forum. If the tool will become popular in future I might split the postings later.

Here are 2 snapshots of
1) popup balloon



2) Settings window



And finally below are the download link to the executable file and the source of forum_status.php

To download ForumStatus click here.

The source of forum_status.php file is here.

I hear about this ForumStatus Jobs for the first time, I can't find info for this nowhere:) But sound really good, i will install it now and I will comment later :P

This application is not being developed for over 2 years. Still, it can be used to monitor phpbb based forums.

Download link is here: http://logmett.com/freeware/ForumStatus/setup205.exe
Note: This version may not work behind certain types of proxies.

For our forums use the following settings:

Forum Name: TeraTerm Support
URL of supporting PHP file: http://logmett.com/forum/forum_status3.php
URL of forum entry page: http://logmett.com/forum/index.php

Hi,
I am Sandy Rochard i just gone through your post and like very much interesting about the Forum Status and actually i am working under the Forum.Please tell more about the Forum so understand deeply the Forum.
Thanks

This tool is not developed, maintained or supported any more.

The description is here: viewtopic.php?t=332
The most recent version download link is here: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=481

Since the last ForumStatus release in April 2007, phpBB has changed a lot and there is a good chance that the tool won't work with the latest phpBB versions.

Use it on your own risk.