Question

I’m trying to create an array, and then sort the objects by time, from a mysql_query.

This is what happens:

1. When a player has completed his turn, I update the database. I set the database variable “lastTurn” to the current time.

    $nickname = $_POST['name'];
    $lastTurn = date();
    $myTurn = NO; 
    $query ... update query
   

2. Now I need to find out who the next player is, and send the turn to him/her.

    $query = "SELECT * FROM active_users_table WHERE match_id='12345'
   

This gives me all the player associated with the current game.

But now I don’t know how to continue.
I want to put all the players into an array, and then sort it after turnDate i guess, to see who the next player is. Like a poker game. I also need to check another variable in the database, “havePlayerLost”, to see if he still is active in the game. If he have lost, then get the next player who is active, and with the highest turnDate.

Any advice is very appreciated.

Thanks

Answer 1

I would suggest you let MySQL/SQL do a little more work than you’re doing right now. The SQL query you use to update the player, can also contain the current date / time in the right format.

player_lastTurn = NOW()

When it comes to sorting your array, I’d suggest you let MySQL handle this one aswell:

ORDER BY player_lastTurn ASC

ASCending means it will give you the oldest DateTime for that cellname within the entire database.

When you use the results of these queries and build your array using it, you’re array will automatically be in the correct order.

The same applies for the “lost players”, so you automatically not include them in the array when you’re not loading it.