OT Ish: Php -> Desktop notification

[Ben Holness]

Hi all,

I have a PHP page that generates a status code for a server every minute.

I want a program that sits in someones systray/taskbar (in Windows) that
polls this page and if the code matches certain values, the program pops
up a warning, changes icon etc. Similar to when you get an IM message in
say ICQ or MSN etc.

Does anyone know of an open source or freeware proggy that does this
already, or do I need to create one?

Cheers,

Ben

[Erwin Moller]

Re: OT Ish: Php -> Desktop notification

Ben Holness wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi all,
>
> I have a PHP page that generates a status code for a server every minute.
>
> I want a program that sits in someones systray/taskbar (in Windows) that
> polls this page and if the code matches certain values, the program pops
> up a warning, changes icon etc. Similar to when you get an IM message in
> say ICQ or MSN etc.
>
> Does anyone know of an open source or freeware proggy that does this
> already, or do I need to create one?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ben[/color]

Hi Ben,

You problem/question has, as your topic said, little to do with PHP.
The page could also be in VB-script or Perl or anything.
You should focus on the systray utility, not the thing it is polling.

You might get luckier in another newsgroup dedicated to M$ windows
programming.

Good luck,

Regards,
Erwin Moller

[Chuck Anderson]

Re: OT Ish: Php -> Desktop notification

Ben Holness wrote:
[color=blue]
>Hi all,
>
>I have a PHP page that generates a status code for a server every minute.
>
>I want a program that sits in someones systray/taskbar (in Windows) that
>polls this page and if the code matches certain values, the program pops
>up a warning, changes icon etc. Similar to when you get an IM message in
>say ICQ or MSN etc.
>
>Does anyone know of an open source or freeware proggy that does this
>already, or do I need to create one?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ben
>
>[/color]
This might work: http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptnetmon.asp

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