In this tutorial you will learn how to create your own Highscores for your games, using your own free server / database. Let's go! Here's an example of how the...
There are a few ways to do this.
Here is one idea:
Check the current getScores.php. Copy the PHP file and rename to getRank.php
When you call this PHP, check the DataBase and return a Number (the player RANK).
How?
When calling getRank you need to send a parameter. So the PHP code knows what to look for inside the DB.
One option is to use a UserName or Email, whatever "unique" identifier of the current player. The PHP would be called like this: "www.URL.com/getRank.php?playername=john"
It must return, for example: "99"
MY CHOICE. The second option.
Call the PHP using your best score, and the PHP code will check HOW MANY people have a better score than YOU.
Example: "www.URL.com/getRank.php?score=75"
The PHP code checks how many players have a better score than 75 and will return:
98
So you know that you are #99 in the rank
So if we have more than one person with same score, how will that work? Anyway you can also get sql to check not just score but also name?
If you have: Andy 30, Brad 25, Charly 25, David 20, Edgar 15, Frank 15, George 15, Helen 10
- getrank.php?score=20 (for David) will return Rank #4 ("there are 3 better scores")
- getrank.php?score=15 (for Frank) will return Rank #5 ("there are 4 better scores." This ignores other people with same score -15-. In other words, it ranks you as the best in your same score. With 15 points your rank could be #5, #6 or #7. You can also make ALL of them with score=15 rank "5th")
This is like some top scores looking like this:
1 Andy
2 Brad
2 Charly
4 David
5 Edgar
5 Frank
5 George
8 Helen
Thanks