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      Richard238
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      I have another Pi, in an out-building, collecting data and serving it up via Apache/MySQL/PHP.

      How can I get this data integrated in to MM2?

      Thank you.

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        yawns Moderator
        last edited by yawns

        If you use Apache and PHP you could create a php script which delivers JSON (or XML) data based on the query and is called by the other raspberry. I would avoid saving data into a text file on the Apache PI and having the MM² PI opening this text file. That could cause trouble when the file is in use (data is currently being written into the file).

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          Richard238 @yawns
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          @yawns said in Add data from another Pi:

          …you could create a php script which delivers JSON (or XML) data…

          Beyond my capabilities, I’ll keep looking though. Thank you.

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            yawns Moderator
            last edited by

            Okay, one step back …
            Your data is stored in your mysql database, right? How is this data stored there? Did you program a script? Or are you using a script/system from the internet? Maybe there already is some kind of a backend you could use?

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              Richard238
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              @yawns said in Add data from another Pi:

              Okay, one step back …
              Your data is stored in your mysql database, right?

              Yes, correct

              @yawns said in Add data from another Pi:

              How is this data stored there? Did you program a script?

              It’s a couple of temperature sensors which are written to the MySQL DB via a .py script.

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                izanbard
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                @Richard238

                serving it up via Apache/MySQL/PHP.

                I can help modify the scrip that servers up the data for viewing and instead of returning HTML it could easily return JSON. That would be step one. To help I would need to see your php files and know what url you are using to access the PHP page. either PM them to me, or point me at a repo.

                Step two would be writing a MM module that gets the JSON and displays it right. I may be able help here too.

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                  izanbard @izanbard
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                  @izanbard Of course if you already have a webpage with exactly the right stuff on it, then you could use the iframe module.

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                    izanbard
                    last edited by

                    Have emailed you with some instructions, but check:
                    [card:izanbard/MMM-MyTemps]
                    for the full source

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                      Richard238
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                      Thanks for all your work on this, it’s working great!

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