What are some best practices for handling user activity monitoring in a PHP community script?
Issue: User activity monitoring is important for community scripts to ensure user engagement and identify any suspicious behavior. Best practices include tracking user logins, post/comment creation, profile updates, and any other relevant actions. Code snippet:
// Track user login activity
function track_login_activity($user_id) {
// Insert a record into the 'user_activity' table with the user_id, activity_type, and timestamp
}
// Track post/comment creation activity
function track_post_activity($user_id, $post_id) {
// Insert a record into the 'user_activity' table with the user_id, activity_type, post_id, and timestamp
}
// Track profile update activity
function track_profile_activity($user_id) {
// Insert a record into the 'user_activity' table with the user_id, activity_type, and timestamp
}
// Example of tracking user login activity
$user_id = 123;
track_login_activity($user_id);
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