Auto Start Firefox and Launch a URL by Default in Lubuntu 14.04

Question

I have a problem. I have a small script where I am adding Country for some tv show in the database.

I have table country with id, name and flag fields.

There I have

1. 1 - USA - usa.png
2. 2 - UK - uk.png

etc

Then i have this:

<select name="drzava[]" class="ui fluid search dropdown full" id="drzava" multiple="">
<?php
if(isset($value['drzava'])) {
    foreach ($drzava as $key => $value_d) {
        $niz = explode(",", $value['drzava']);
        $selected = "";
        if (in_array($value_d['id'],$niz)) {
            $selected="selected";
        }
        ?>
        <option value="<?php echo $value_d['id'];?>" <?php echo $selected;?>><?php echo $value_d['drzava'];?></option>
        <?php
    }
}
?>

That $drzava use

public function listoftvshowdrzava() {
  $db = APP::getInstance('database');
  $stm = $db -> query("SELECT `id` , `name`, `flag` FROM `country`");
  $rez2 = $stm -> fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
  $basket = APP::getInstance('Basket');
  $basket->set('listtvshowdrzava',$rez2);
  return $rez2;
}

So my problem is when I for some tv show add USA than the UK, it write 1,2 in the tv show. And that's ok. But when I enter the first UK, the US. It anyway inserts 1,2. Not 2,1 as I want. Where I making mistake. I try so many things, but no one will work.

Thanks.

Solution 1

You can also use Upstart:

Create a file $HOME/.config/upstart/firefox-with-url.conf

Content:

start on desktop-start
stop on desktop-end

exec firefox <url>

More info:

http://ifdeflinux.blogspot.de/2013/04/upstart-user-sessions-in-ubuntu-raring.html

http://upstart.ubuntu.com/

Solution 2

Goto Menu > Preferences > Default Applications for LXSession > Autostart

There under Manual autostarted applications type "firefox" and click on "add".

E.g.;

Then, close the window.

Next, open firefox and click on the menu button.

Goto Preferences > General (tab)

Enter the desired website you want to visit on Firefox startup.

Finally, close and restart your PC.

You will be able to autolaunch Firefox and load your entered URL when your system is logged IN or rebooted.

Hope! this helped you. Thank You!

Comments

[muru]

See superuser.com/questions/146457/… - use firefox <url> in Exec.

[Senthil]

It work's fine...

[Miguel Ortiz]

This will work for GNOME not LXDE.