use
DISTINCT
palavra-chave $query = mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT(user_id), timestamp FROM user_actions WHERE timestamp > date_sub(now(), interval 5 minute)");
$onlineUsers = mysql_num_rows($query);
DISTINCT
palavra-chave $query = mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT(user_id), timestamp FROM user_actions WHERE timestamp > date_sub(now(), interval 5 minute)");
$onlineUsers = mysql_num_rows($query);