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So I have set up the read only password for the log ages ago which works fine when entered in the address bar of a browser or as a link on my blog.
I have stepped up the programming side of this blog (now self hosting) and thought it would be neat to display a page of log data in one of my blog pages rather than opening a new window.
The url I discover will not work with authentication in either <iframe> or <object> in html by design. So I started looking at https POST/GET requests and php but can find no way to authenticate a read access to a page of the log. All I can get is the log in page displayed.
I spent many years as a programmer years ago but have never really engaged with the client-server architecture of the web so it's probably a lack of understanding on my part. So what I'm asking: is this part of your design to disallow this possibility? It'll save me wasting more of my time trying to figure out something that just ain't going to work.
Appreciate a response though this is hobby stuff and not pressing issue.
Thanks
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If you haven't already, take a look at the RunningAhead API information to use the API to integrate your log data into an external web page.
Acceptable at a dance, invaluable in a shipwreck.
not bad for mile 25
Reading your post, I checked a blog I set up years ago and haven't looked at in years. I was surprised to see my RA data is still showing up there. Is something like this what you're after?
Here's the code that seems to be working:
<div>
<script src="//www.runningahead.com/scripts/YOURLOGID/totals" type="text/javascript"></script>
</div>
Apologies, delayed reply but sometimes other non-important stuff like having to work rather than run gets in the way.
Just want to thank you both for the responses.
API looks interesting and there's a learning curve there, but first step, register, can't find any information on how that is achieved.
The script thing still works, I tried it and it popped up a box with no numbers, this just made me realise how stupid I can be. Of course I've set a read only password on the runningahead site, but I am essentially letting anyone read the data through my blog if I get that authorization working, so potentially a lot of work to achieve the same thing as selecting "Allow everyone to see my running log" in "my log preferences". I do this and of course all appears as it should on the blog page.
What a dummy!
I would still like to pursue the use of api though and would appreciate info on registration process.