# Could you give me a hand? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 18, 2005, 4:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-you-give-me-a-hand/50564 "2005-12-18T04:54:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joe-balck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@joe-balck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe-balck)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 4:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-you-give-me-a-hand/50564/1 "2005-12-18T04:54:33Z")
hi. i try to record a global array to save on-line member. it’s put this array in controllers/application.rb or not? my code like this: $online\_users = Array.new and each member sign in will add himself to $online\_users. miss something? all regards ---
**Author:** ![joe-balck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@joe-balck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe-balck)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-you-give-me-a-hand/50564/2 "2005-12-18T05:05:31Z")
On Dec 17, 2005, at 7:54 PM, joe-balck wrote: > all regards > > – > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) Joe- ``` Here is a little article that explains one way of showing who's ``` online like you want: [http://blog.caboo.se/articles/2005/12/15/whos-online](http://blog.caboo.se/articles/2005/12/15/whos-online) Cheers- -Ezra Z. WebMaster Yakima Herald-Republic Newspaper removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid 509-577-7732 ---
**Author:** ![joe-balck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@joe-balck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe-balck)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 5:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-you-give-me-a-hand/50564/3 "2005-12-18T05:17:59Z")
Ezra: thanks a lot. i do like here. i think here is the best forum. god bless here. cheers Ezra Z. wrote: > On Dec 17, 2005, at 7:54 PM, joe-balck wrote: > > > all regards > > > > – > > > > * * * > > > > Rails mailing list > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) > > Joe- > > Here is a little article that explains one way of showing who’s > online like you want: > > [Parked at Loopia](http://blog.caboo.se/articles/2005/12/15/whos-online) > > Cheers- > > -Ezra Z. > WebMaster > Yakima Herald-Republic Newspaper > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > 509-577-7732 ---
**Author:** ![joe-balck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@joe-balck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe-balck)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 5:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-you-give-me-a-hand/50564/4 "2005-12-18T05:38:07Z")
i readed that blog, and i think use db to do this is too expensive. any one have better way. i think ‘ASP’ have a application to save globals variable, but i’m not sure rails can do same job. joe-balck wrote: > Ezra: > thanks a lot. i do like here. i think here is the best forum. > god bless here. > cheers > > Ezra Z. wrote: > > > On Dec 17, 2005, at 7:54 PM, joe-balck wrote: > > > > > all regards > > > > > > – > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > Rails mailing list > > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) > > > > Joe- > > > > Here is a little article that explains one way of showing who’s > > online like you want: > > > > [Parked at Loopia](http://blog.caboo.se/articles/2005/12/15/whos-online) > > > > Cheers- > > > > -Ezra Z. > > WebMaster > > Yakima Herald-Republic Newspaper > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > 509-577-7732