README

This library can be used to check Minecraft Servers Status for some basic information.

⚠ Please do not create issues when you are unable to retrieve information from a server, unless you can prove that there is a bug within the library.

Differences between Ping and Query

There are two methods of retrieving information about a Minecraft server.

• Ping

  Ping protocol was added in Minecraft 1.7 and is used to query the server for minimal amount of information (hostname, motd, icon, and a sample of players). This is easier to use and doesn't require extra setup on server side. It uses TCP protocol on the same port as you would connect to your server an optional parameter IsOld17 which can be used to query servers on version 1.6 or older. N.B.: this method doesn't work with Minecraft: Bedrock Edition

• Query

  This method uses GameSpy4 protocol, and requires enabling query listener in your server.properties like this:

  enable-query=true

  query.port=25565

  Query allows to request a full list of servers' plugins and players, however this method is more prone to breaking, so if you don't need all this information, stick to the ping method as it's more reliable.

Requirements

• PHP >= 5.6
• Json Extension
• Iconv Extension

Installation

You can install this library with composer:

composer require lukasss93/minecraft-server-status

Using

MCPing

Using

<?php
	//using the class
	use MCServerStatus\MCPing;
	
	//include composer autoload
	require_once('../vendor/autoload.php');
	
	//checking account
	$response=MCPing::check('hostname or IP');
	
	//get informations from object
	var_dump($response);
	
	//or from array
	var_dump($response->toArray());
?>

If you want to get ping info from a server that uses a version older than Minecraft 1.7, then add true parameter after $timeout.

Please note that this library does resolve SRV records too.

Input

The check() method has 4 optional parameters:

Output

The check() method return an object with the following properties:

You can use the following methods after check() method:

MCQuery

Using

<?php
	//using the class
	use MCServerStatus\MCQuery;
	
	//include composer autoload
	require_once('../vendor/autoload.php');
	
	//checking account
	$response=MCQuery::check('hostname or IP');
	
	//get informations from object
	var_dump($response);
	
	//or from array
	var_dump($response->toArray());
?>

Input

The check() method has 4 optional parameters:

Output

The check() method return an array with the following properties:

You can use the following methods after check() method:

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented here.

Recent changes

[2.0]

• First release