Time log of webpage users

[Mamta Doshi]

Hello, I am new to this forum and new to the world of website development as well. I want to create pages which student have to sign into. What I really need is to keep track of the amount of time that the student spends logged in. Is that an option ?

I would appreciate any suggestions or links to pages that explain time logging.

Thanks,
Mamta

[phpnovice]

Originally posted by Mamta Doshi
I want to create pages which student have to sign into. What I really need is to keep track of the amount of time that the student spends logged in. Is that an option ?
No, I wouldn't say that was an "option" exactly. It is certainly something you could program, though. Do you plan to use a database for your user records? You can create columns in your database for the time the user logged in and for the accumulated amount of time spent logged in. Then, when they log out, you can take the current time and subtract the logged in time from it -- then, add the difference to your accumulated time spent logged in.

[Mamta Doshi]

hello,

I was planning on using WebCT but didn't see the option of recording the time when student logs out. so that's an issue

thanks for your time though
mamta

[phpnovice]

What is WebCT? I haven't heard of it (I'm a neophyte to unix-related software). :D

[Mamta Doshi]

WebCT is a software environment that a lot of universities use to provide online courses or course materials. I think that it stands for Web Course Tools.