Help, How to make a Version Checker

[shad_dow]

hi

i would anybody to giude me in how i can use php to check via button in my scripts to see if theres a newer visions

so far i have this and now im stuck

[code]<?php
$currentVersion = "1.0";
header("Content-type: text/plain");

if($_GET['version'] == $currentVersion) {
// do nothing
} else {
echo "<div><p>A new version of the Sample theme, version $currentVersion, is now available. Your installed version is ${_GET['version']}.</p></div>";
}

?>
[/code]

thanks

[.josh]

so uh, what exactly are you stuck on.

[wildteen88]

Well what do you want it do when its the correct version?

[shad_dow]

hi

its supposed to some how check agaist <?php $installedVersion = "1.0"; ?> on the sever

[code]<?php
$currentVersion = "1.0";
header("Content-type: text/plain");

if($_GET['version'] == $currentVersion) {
// do nothing
} else {
echo "<div><p>A new version of the Sample theme, version $currentVersion, is now available. Your installed version is ${_GET['version']}.</p></div>";
}

?>
[/code]

if version does not = currentversion it shold then run the echo ,

my prob is how do i get the $_GET['version']  from checking $installedVersion ,

do i create a form ???

[.josh]

ah. so you have put the cart before the horse, so to say.

the GET method is most commonly used with dynamic links.  maybe it would help if you explained what it is that you are trying to get the version of? are you wanting the user to enter in their current version number of whatever, and then you check it? is your script supposed to auto-detect the user's version number for whatever?

[shad_dow]

basicly

say there using v1.0 and on the server is v2.0 , i wanted a way for the script to check and tell them that a new version is avaible for download .

and yes i am trying to run before i can walk :)

[shad_dow]

hi

Ive Solved IT

Thank you to those that helped

cheers