[ghostdlr]

I want to make my plugin auto update because i'm actively developing it and it's impossible to contact all users and ask them to download a new version every time I change something.

My idea is this:
1. Check an api URL and get the version of the latest plugin
2. Compare that version with the current plugin version
3. Download the plugin in a temporary location
4. Do a MD5 hash check to see if the download is ok
5. Replace the old plugin with the new plugin

So far I managed to do the first 3 steps but I cannot replace or delete the old plugin.

delete_file function doesn't work
rename_file only makes a copy of the file instead of renaming it

Is there any other way to do it?

[deprale]

delete_file function doesn't work, do you have the permissions necessary for that? does your user own the directory/plugins?


The easiest way would be to do it via easyhttp or curl and github, this way you don't actually have to host anything, download the VERSION file check if the content is higher than ur plugin_version string, then use delete_file on the plugin, then download it. But you have to MAKE SURE the server doesn't crash suddenly, or map change happens, so you have to find a way to only update when the plugin won't have it's execution interrupted suddenly.

[fysiks]

Someone wrote a plugin to do this generically IIRC. If you find that one it'll probably have everything that you need. Also, this type of thing easily creates a backdoor into the server so the feature should probably be togglable and default to off.

[ghostdlr]

Originally Posted by deprale delete_file function doesn't work, do you have the permissions necessary for that? does your user own the directory/plugins? The easiest way would be to do it via easyhttp or curl and github, this way you don't actually have to host anything, download the VERSION file check if the content is higher than ur plugin_version string, then use delete_file on the plugin, then download it. But you have to MAKE SURE the server doesn't crash suddenly, or map change happens, so you have to find a way to only update when the plugin won't have it's execution interrupted suddenly.

I already used amxx easy http to download the plugin but it doesn't replace the old one.

I'm testing on windows so there should be permissions. I can download or copy files, but I cannot delete or replace.

Any idea why?

[ghostdlr]

I managed to do it eventually (downloading file with amxx easy http), exactly with the steps mentioned above:
1. Check an api URL and get the version of the latest plugin and an md5 hash
2. Compare that version with the current plugin version
3. Download the plugin in a temporary location
4. Do a MD5 hash check to see if the download is ok
5. Replace the old plugin with the new plugin

[Abhinash]

Originally Posted by ghostdlr I managed to do it eventually (downloading file with amxx easy http), exactly with the steps mentioned above: 1. Check an api URL and get the version of the latest plugin and an md5 hash 2. Compare that version with the current plugin version 3. Download the plugin in a temporary location 4. Do a MD5 hash check to see if the download is ok 5. Replace the old plugin with the new plugin

Mind sharing your code ?

[bigdaddy424]

black rose did this years back

[lexzor]

what is the purpose of getting md5 hash?

[fysiks]

Originally Posted by lexzor what is the purpose of getting md5 hash?

I use it personally just to test for random errors in the downloaded file.

[lexzor]

how? i don't know this error check can be done by a md5 hash. it is supposed to be made by comparing both md5 hash file of the original file from host and downloaded file?