TSN Ranksystem

Features

Installation on Linux

1) Requirements

Before we can start to install the TSN Ranksystem, we need to check the requirements for the environment are met.

2) Download & Unzip

Download and unzip the file "ranksystem_latest.zip".

3) Upload to webspace

Upload the whole unzipped folder to a directory on your webspace and grant permissions to the user of your webserver.

4) Run install process

Open the "install.php" on your browser and follow the instructions.

5) Configure webinterface

Configure the TSN Ranksystem about the webinterface (https://your.url/ranksystem-folder/webinterface/).
For each parameter you'll find a documentation by mouse click on it.

6) Start Bot

Start the TSN Ranksystem Bot via the webinterface.

7) Add cronjob (optional)

Optional: Create a cronjob to be sure, the Bot is running 24/7.

Open a SSH session to the host machine of your webserver.

Enter the command "crontab -e", go to editing mode (in VIM you need to press "i").

Paste the following in a new line

*/10 * * * * sudo -u www-data php /path_to_your_webspace/path_to_the_ranksystem/worker.php check >/dev/null 2>&1

Configure the path, where your TSN Ranksystem is located and replace www-data with the user of your webserver.

Save and quit the crontab (in VIM ":wq").

Installation on Windows

Changelog

Legend

! Note - (bigger) change you should notice of; in some cases there are things to do
* Information - for your information, but there is nothing you need to do; changed something works in background
+ Feature - added a new feature or enhanced a feature
- Bugfix - fixed a bug or corrected something

1.3.0 (2019-XX-XX) - NOT YET RELEASED!!!!

! dropped table "config" as announced with version 1.2.12
* increased column size for config parameters up to 65535 signs (before 5000); with this you can increase the rankup definition and/or choose longer messages; within this we wrap chat messages, which are bigger than 1024 characters
* due the repaired query command dbclientlist with TS3 server version 3.7.0 we removed our dummy database-select to hold the connection; on problems, please update your TS3 server
* minor changes on the install.php
* optimized response speed for bot commands
* updated library FontAwesome to version 5.7.2
* optimized file permissions check during bot startup and on install process; the error message during installation now shows more information
* updated library morris chart to version 0.5.1; within added a red line with current max slots
* added requirement-check also on the login screen of the webinterface; this should prevent error reports in changed environments
+ added auto reconnect for the bot when conection to TS3 server dropped; the attempt of the re-connection takes place with gradually increased times
+ added new parameter update channel, selectable about the webinterface
+ added new parameter for default sorting on List Rankup page, selectable about the webinterface
+ added new bot commands !uptime, !logs and !runtimes
+ added new parameters for log-level and log-size for the ranksystem.log, selectable about the webinterface
+ boost factor can now handles decimal numbers; you can enable a factor e.g. 1.25
+ added new parameters (%7$s - current user rank, %8$s - name of the current servergroup, %9$s - current servergroup since) to command !nextup
+ added values for the achievements (My statistics) to the webinterface; they are now configurable
+ added output of the worker.php to the message when starting/stopping/restarting the bot about the webinterface
- fixed some spelling errors in german language file
- fixed SQL command to clean the table user_iphash; no longer existing users (on TS server deleted user) got stuck

1.2.12 (2019-02-24)

! changed configuration table of the Ranksystem-Bot and how config-values are handled inside the code. There is nothing you need to change on the webinterface or anywhere else. Only, when you have written third-party-applications and are using the table "config", you need to know the new table is "cfg_params" (Attention: this table has a new database-structure!); old table "config" still exists with 1.2.12 as a clone, but will be deleted with the next version!
* removed link on stats site (report to serverlist) to planetteamspeak since ScP has closed his services; RIP!
+ added new option 'fast hashing' to the IP hash function; these do not decreases the performance of the statistics page as much as it does the already existing 'secure hashing'
+ added spanish translation; thx to JavierlechuXD
- fixed wrongly named group in log when removing an expired boost group
- fixed platforms donut chart on stats page; values of Android and Linux were inverted
- fixed admin mode on "list rankup"; when joining the list rankup in admin-mode and changing sorting of the site, the admin mode was lost

1.2.11 (2018-09-27)

* optimized version check for command !version and on some other places
* optimized some help texts on the webinterface (leading english and german); also cleaned up the language files
* updated russian translation; thx to bykidi
* removed 2nd TS3 queryname; is no more needed with server version 3.4.0 or above
+ added support for new connect parameter 'client_nickname' which comes with version 3.4.0; this allows setting the nickname of query clients before they become visible on the virtual server
+ added cleaning tables admin_addtime and addon_assign_groups due Ranksystem update process
+ added database table for CSRF token; with that multiple siteswitches are possible without getting an CSRF error
+ added message to Ranksystem admin user, when a servergroup gets deleted, which is configured to the Ranksystem
+ added new check the HSTS header is already sent; on some webservers got a problem, which already sent this information
+ added sticking display size of group- and servericons on the stats page to 16x16 pixel