Creating new function to save the course login + adding the course ranking updates there (suggested by ywarnier) see #4200

main/inc/lib/events.lib.inc.php

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 $TABLETRACK_LOGIN           = Database::get_statistic_table(TABLE_STATISTIC_TRACK_E_LOGIN);
 $TABLETRACK_OPEN 		    = Database::get_statistic_table(TABLE_STATISTIC_TRACK_E_OPEN);
 $TABLETRACK_ACCESS          = Database::get_statistic_table(TABLE_STATISTIC_TRACK_E_ACCESS);
+$course_tracking_table		= Database::get_statistic_table(TABLE_STATISTIC_TRACK_E_COURSE_ACCESS);
 $TABLETRACK_DOWNLOADS	    = Database::get_statistic_table(TABLE_STATISTIC_TRACK_E_DOWNLOADS);
 $TABLETRACK_UPLOADS 	    = Database::get_statistic_table(TABLE_STATISTIC_TRACK_E_UPLOADS);
 $TABLETRACK_LINKS 		    = Database::get_statistic_table(TABLE_STATISTIC_TRACK_E_LINKS);
@@ -133,9 +134,6 @@ function event_access_course() {
 		$res = Database::query($sql);
 	}
 	// end "what's new" notification	
-	
-    //Course catalog stats modifications see #4191    
-    CourseManager::update_course_ranking();
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1288,7 +1286,6 @@ function get_comments($id,$question_id) {
 }
 
 
-
 function get_all_exercise_event_by_exe_id($exe_id) {
 	$table_track_attempt   = Database::get_statistic_table(TABLE_STATISTIC_TRACK_E_ATTEMPT);
 	$exe_id = intval($exe_id);
@@ -1304,7 +1301,6 @@ function get_all_exercise_event_by_exe_id($exe_id) {
 }
 
 
-
 function delete_attempt($exe_id, $user_id, $course_code, $session_id, $question_id) {
 	$table_track_attempt   = Database::get_statistic_table(TABLE_STATISTIC_TRACK_E_ATTEMPT);
 
@@ -1331,3 +1327,25 @@ function delete_attempt_hotspot($exe_id, $user_id, $course_code, $question_id) {
 	Database::query($sql);
 }
 
+/**
+ * User logs in for the first time to a course
+ */
+function event_course_login($course_code, $user_id, $session_id) {
+	global $course_tracking_table;
+	
+	//@todo use api_get_utc_datetime
+	$time		 = api_get_datetime();
+	
+	$course_code = Database::escape_string($course_code);
+	$user_id	 = Database::escape_string($user_id);
+	$session_id  = Database::escape_string($session_id);
+	
+	$sql	= "INSERT INTO $course_tracking_table(course_code, user_id, login_course_date, logout_course_date, counter, session_id) 
+			  VALUES('".$course_code."', '".$user_id."', '$time', '$time', '1', '".$session_id."')";
+	Database::query($sql);
+	
+	
+    //Course catalog stats modifications see #4191    
+    CourseManager::update_course_ranking();
+}
+

main/inc/local.inc.php

@@ -745,13 +745,8 @@ if (isset($cidReset) && $cidReset) { // course session data refresh requested or
 			}
 
             if (!isset($_SESSION['login_as'])) {
-                //We add a new record in the course tracking table
-                $course_tracking_table = Database :: get_statistic_table(TABLE_STATISTIC_TRACK_E_COURSE_ACCESS);
-                $time = api_get_datetime();
-                $sql="INSERT INTO $course_tracking_table(course_code, user_id, login_course_date, logout_course_date, counter, session_id)" .
-                     "VALUES('".$_course['sysCode']."', '".$_user['user_id']."', '$time', '$time', '1', '".api_get_session_id()."')";
-                //error_log($sql);
-                Database::query($sql);
+				//Course login
+				event_course_login($_course['sysCode'], $_user['user_id'], api_get_session_id());
             }
         } else {
             //exit("WARNING UNDEFINED CID !! ");