How to insert cloudbase.php scrip on ajax/php site?

[ergie]

Hi Nitrx,
I tried everything and always my coudbase hangs on 179m or 180m. In cumulus software my cloudbase moves only 1m. up and down. From 179m to 180m and from 180m back to 179m.
I convert to ANSI and now show alright. You found problem thank you Nitrx!
Now left only one headache with cloud height

[steve]

Cumulus uses the dew point to calculate the cloud base. Fine Offset stations don't give a dew point to software, so Cumulus calculates it using the relative humidity.

[ergie]

So this is reason why my cloud height hangs on 180m all the time. My outside humidity sensor not working.

[nitrx]

So this is reason why my cloud height hangs on 180m all the time. My outside humidity sensor not working.

Your dewpoint will also be incorrect if measures from humidity are allways 99% it wil be allways 0.1 Celcius below the airtemperature, fortunally my inside dewpoint sensor is broken only , 'Fine' offset brrr

[ergie]

Yep... my first weather station... And seller really do not rush to change broken part. I will never ever buy enything from that seller anymore.

[gemini06720]

I had a look at the cloudbase.php from 'ergie' end it seems to be in UTF-8 , mine is in ANSI so 'ergie' can give it a try to write it in ANSI perhaps the '°' will be OK then ? (use notepad + for converting it to ANSI)

Ron, all my scripts/templates are created and saved using the UTF-8 (without BOM) encoding - I have been using UTF-8 for years as it has been the default setting of my HTML/PHP/AJAX-JavaScript editor.

I have saved the 'cloudbase.php' script using the ANSI encoding format and the 'malformed' character is now displaying properly.

Before I decide to 'permanently' remove the degree symbol from the 'cloudbase.php' script (as it is not really needed, certainly not when all the setting are activated), I am releasing this beta-test script which includes a 'work-around' the degree symbol display. Please test and report any anomalies or problems.

[ergie]

I had a look at the cloudbase.php from 'ergie' end it seems to be in UTF-8 , mine is in ANSI so 'ergie' can give it a try to write it in ANSI perhaps the '°' will be OK then ? (use notepad + for converting it to ANSI)

Ron, all my scripts/templates are created and saved using the UTF-8 (without BOM) encoding - I have been using UTF-8 for years as it has been the default setting of my HTML/PHP/AJAX-JavaScript editor.

I have saved the 'cloudbase.php' script using the ANSI encoding format and the 'malformed' character is now displaying properly.

Before I decide to 'permanently' remove the degree symbol from the 'cloudbase.php' script (as it is not really needed, certainly not when all the setting are activated), I am releasing this beta-test script which includes a 'work-around' the degree symbol display. Please test and report any anomalies or problems.

Hi,
I am testing now your new version of cloudbase.ph and spotted that when I set
$showCloudTemp = true; // show cloud temperature inside cloud
still same problem with '°'.
http://www.nightliferedditch.info/wxclouds.php
characters in bottom seems everything OK.

[beteljuice]

The temperature by the cloud still has the 'accent', but the temperature displayed at the bottom now correctly shows the degree symbol.

[gemini06720]

The temperature by the cloud still has the 'accent', but the temperature displayed at the bottom now correctly shows the degree symbol.

Both corrected in the version I am testing - should be able to have an 'official' release sometimes next week.

[BCJKiwi]

Have just installed the cloudbase script using the graphics etc from the CloudBase PHP Script v3.15 - Full Install (2011-08-04).zip file, and the cloudbasev3.22Beta.php from this thread.

All seems to be working with some display quirks.
1. The scale is 11000 which is for feet and we use metric.
With 860m ASL (Cumulus) we should be using the 3300 metric scale but the 11000 E scale is displayed.
The indicator on the scale shows ASL plus station height.
a. have swapped the case/default in //Scale Overlay image as it always seemd to use the default which was imperial, now with the default metric it dispalys OK.
OK found the real answer here was that the test used an 'M' where it should have used an 'm'.
b. Have found that the script that is installed in ajax-dashboard.php needs to have this change;
list($stAlt, $uomAlt) = explode (' ', trim($WX['altitude']));
$stAlt = "0";
to get both the mouseover and displayed text to show AGL
However it is not consistently the same so will have to see where the data is coming from as it appears there is a mix of Metar and station. e.g. the display shows it is raining when it is not, and, sometimes the cloudbase figures are not consistent. However the Metar does say it is raining. How do I ensure it is using the station data at all times?
Have found that this mouseover function is coming from the script added into ajax-dashboard.php and this calculation almost never matches the one in cloudbase.php so have removed that code completely from the dashboard. This does require a change to the img call as the variables are no longer there - just remove them.
2. The cloud is overlaying the tree which it should not be doing as we are only 63m ASL
Want to show AGL and have used the posts in this thread to try to achieve that but it seems without success.
Have tweaked the setting;
if ($imgClouds) imagecopy($slate, $imgClouds , 0,85, 0, 0, imagesx($imgClouds) , imagesy($imgClouds)); // 85 was $cY
to lift tthe cloud overlay image above the windsock
Have reverted to the original as it seems this is normal behaviour!
3. Also finding frequent display of 'Raining 0mm' when its been fine all day!
4. If temp of clouds is displayed it shows (at the moment) 10AoC (A with 'o' accent above)
Note Saved this as ISO-8850-1 and the A/accent disappeared. Everything else is in UTF-8
Any suggestions welcome, Thanks