FIRST Topsite?

[Joe Matt]

I think we'll be adding it to sparky384.com, don't know yet. Also, the banner URL, do you enter the url to the banner you created thats on our page, or our own banner? Thanks.

[Babyhueyhnx]

when you register the page will generate html code that say you have to insert on your site within 24 hrs (http://franklin.f2o.org/topsite/img.php?id=16 ).

EXAMPLE: "<a href="http://franklin.f2o.org/topsite/index.php?id=16" target="_blank"><img src="http://franklin.f2o.org/topsite/img.php?id=16" border="0"></a>"

Then you create a banner to put on the Topsite like most of the other teams.

[Calvin]

Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

The topsite page is not loading this morning. I'm not sure I can leave an image on our welcome page that isn't going to consistently load. Whats happening?

It's the MySQL database, it has a limit of connections... I believe I can fix the problem. I will do that right after I get home today.

[Tim Arnold]

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

Well, there goes my shot at being #1

Exactly what I was thinking. Thanks CD for taking our slot in less than 30 seconds.

inconsiderate fiends...

EDIT: First has become wayyyyy too protective of the logo. I think the topsite looked awesome before the change... now the first logo just looks like it was stuck there. As for the buttons, I think they look great too. Perhaps you could do something similar to the First Wiki and get it authorized?

We had a similar issue with logo guidelines making our t-shirts. Our main sponsor, GE Healthcare, insisted that we use their exact logo and font (I don't blame them). The problem was that it took them two weeks to get the font to us, and we still dont have our shirts in (or even being made for that matter). Part of it was getting all the logo guidelines, but I will admit that it was also our shirt manufacturer being.. well, you can guess. After we told him we had a finished logo and shirt layout, he decided that we took too long and made his own using "6 hours of my time", which he apparently expects us to pay for.

/rant

EDIT 2: "#08004 Too many connections". Yep, thanks, and I hope you can make it more reliable because it slows down our whole website when it dosen't work.

This post does not represent the opinions of GE Healtcare or its employees. No llamas were hurt in the production of this post.

[Calvin]

Ok I just fixed the problem... Even if the whole database gets wiped out an image will still be displayed.

You will see a:
Meaning there is some error...

It's better then an [x]

[webranger7]

Nice icon man. Hope we can get one of those for our website, if we win of course, which will probably not happen. But check out our website. www.railerobotics.com

[Tim Arnold]

Calvin, excellent. Thanks for responding to our requests!

webranger7, You do not need to win any awards or anything to be listed on the top site. Just tell your webmaster to sign up, and then paste the code supplied by the script into your websites main page. Every time your image is loaded by a visitor (each 24 hours), a hit is added to the top site's counter. Based on your hits, you are positioned on it accordingly.

[webranger7]

Don't worry, I am da webmasta. But please, check this out. www.railerobotics.com

[Babyhueyhnx]

Robosapien (Tim) had a good idea to modify the first WIKI logo. so i did. i think it looks pretty neat. how ever you might be able to improve on it.



(This probably goes agianst first logo rules)

[Calvin]

Hmm... We could, but is First Wiki ok with that?

[Calvin]

Ok we just had one of those MySQL errors. The image thing worked (the error.gif) was displayed, but it slowed down the website a bit.

Here is the code used:

PHP Code:

mysql_connect($hostname,$username,$password);
if(mysql_error() == "")
{
// Display the right image
}
elseif (mysql_error() != "")
{
    header("Location: " . "http://franklin.f2o.org/topsite/error.gif" . "");
} 


It seems to be taking alot of time trying to connect... is there a faster way to try connect, and VERY fast say if there is a error or not?

hmmm how about:

PHP Code:

$link = @mysql_connect($hostname,$username,$password);
if (!$link) 
{
       header("Location: " . "http://franklin.f2o.org/topsite/error.gif" . "");
} 


Would that speed it up, as far as testing goes?

[Babyhueyhnx]

i dont know. you might want to email them and ask. i can look into it but it will take some time.

EDIT: I just read that first wiki is hosted by chiefdelphi and neither first nor CD take resposibility for the content. so i am assuming that some one withing first approved the logo. so i guess we have to contact first.

[AIBob]

Originally Posted by Calvin

Ok we just had one of those MySQL errors. The image thing worked (the error.gif) was displayed, but it slowed down the website a bit.

Here is the code used:

PHP Code:

mysql_connect($hostname,$username,$password);
if(mysql_error() == "")
{
// Display the right image
}
elseif (mysql_error() != "")
{
    header("Location: " . "http://franklin.f2o.org/topsite/error.gif" . "");
} 


It seems to be taking alot of time trying to connect... is there a faster way to try connect, and VERY fast say if there is a error or not?

hmmm how about:

PHP Code:

$link = @mysql_connect($hostname,$username,$password);
if (!$link) 
{
    header("Location: " . "http://franklin.f2o.org/topsite/error.gif" . "");
} 


Would that speed it up, as far as testing goes?

It would be slightly faster but only by a little bit, there should be no reason that a small if statement should make it bigger, also you may want to use function die() after you complete the header() function like this, to speed up the reloading of the image to the image file.

PHP Code:

$link = @mysql_connect($hostname,$username,$password);
if (!$link) 
{
    header("Location: " . "http://franklin.f2o.org/topsite/error.gif" . "");
    die();
} 


[Calvin]

Ok thanks, I'll test it out.

[Babyhueyhnx]

i emailed first about the logo. hopefully they will get back to me later today.

you can email them at frcteams@usfirst.org if you have any other questions.