Urgent help needed !!!

[sam1]

hello
I have created a website where voters vote for their favourite website. I have used radiobox.
does anyone know how to count the votes in terms of percentage after the user has voted. The result should come up in a new webpage.
Also the website should not allow a voter to vote more than once. thank you all :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[mikeSQL]

Is thesite running on PHP and MySQL? or does it at lesat run on some sort of Database so that once the button IE; the form, the info goes to the database and updates itself.
Then you can have a script to call it grabbing the info and showing up on your site.

Not unless your using something like java or whatever, then i dunno. LOL!

[demo]

Hi

This is very basic math

100 [%] * [each selection total votes] / [the total votes for all selections]

example

say you have 5 website in your poll

site 1 -> total votes = 10
site 2 -> total votes = 6
site 3 -> total votes = 44
site 4 -> total votes = 68
site 5 -> total votes = 22

total votes = 150

// so now you have have everything to get the results!

example in PHP -> If you want it in different language just tell me which one!

<?

$result = array ( '10', '6', '44', '68', '22' );

$total = array_sum ( $result );

for ( $i = 0; $i < sizeof ( $result ); $i++ )
{
	$percent = ( int ) ( 100 * $result[$i] / $total );

	echo "SITE " . ( $i + 1 ) . ": " . $percent . "%\n<br />\n";
}

?>

J!

[sam1]

so how can i restrict it so that a voter can only vote once!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[demo]

Hi

This will really depend on how you wish to control this, and also what kind of service you will use this on!

voting control...

1. if this is used in a session type service -> ie: username and password -> then use the username!
2. if this is not used in a session type service, then use a 'IP' flag or a cookie, if you find the visitor has cookies turned on!

Here are a few problems with (#2)...

1. Cookies are turned off via the browser on average 3 out of 10 visitors!
2. A 'IP' can (1) change or (2) be a member of forwarding proxy that many visitors will be using as the same 'IP'

Now (#2) is better because you should never base anything on what you can not control, such as javascript or cookies!

(#2) will be somewhat flawed unless your using it in a protected member type enviroment, but it will still give the best result for a simple poll!

If you would like an example of a simple 'MULTI POLL HANDLER' script with a simple but powerful 'Admin Manager', just tell me and I will whip up a quick one!

John

[sam1]

yes plz if u got one example SHOW ME THANKS!!!!!!!