# check whether stream is online or offline using php

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/check-whether-stream-is-online-or-offline-using-php/35037>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [July 22, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/check-whether-stream-is-online-or-offline-using-php/35037 "2010-07-22T15:26:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![sherly\_adams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sherly\_adams](https://community.wowza.com/u/sherly_adams)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/check-whether-stream-is-online-or-offline-using-php/35037/1 "2010-07-22T15:26:15Z")

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1. is it possible to check whether like rtmp link is online or offline by using php.

2. Is there is a way to check who is broadcasting to wowza server. (not viewers only users uploadstreams from FME)

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**Author:** ![Charlie\_Good](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/charlie_good/32/383_2.png) [@Charlie\_Good](https://community.wowza.com/u/Charlie_Good)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/check-whether-stream-is-online-or-offline-using-php/35037/2 "2010-07-23T05:18:58Z")

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You can create an HTTPProvider that returns this information. Search the sticky posts in the forums for HTTPProvider examples. You should be able to fashion one to your liking.

Charlie

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 11:44am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/check-whether-stream-is-online-or-offline-using-php/35037/3 "2010-08-02T11:44:46Z")

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They are all just starting places for what you want to do, but these are informational ones:

Source code for the serverinfo HTTProvider:

[http://community.wowza.com/t/-/60](http://community.wowza.com/t/-/60)

The source code for connectioncounts:

[http://community.wowza.com/t/-/84](http://community.wowza.com/t/-/84)

Richard

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**Author:** ![sherly\_adams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sherly\_adams](https://community.wowza.com/u/sherly_adams)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/check-whether-stream-is-online-or-offline-using-php/35037/4 "2010-08-01T17:33:07Z")

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hi charlie can you direct me to HTTPProvider post, there are lots of post under that name.