Normal swap image on time..

mullz

I wonder if this is possible..

I have a normal image on my website, but I only want it to be displayed from 9-5, and when its not displayed I want a different image to appear..

How would I go about doing this..having not really much php knowledge bite *

Cheers

paulnaj

Hi MullZ

It's a pretty straightforward operation once you've got PHP running on your server and understand how PHP works, but there are quite a few technicalities to consider.

Here's some questions ...
1) Is your server set-up for PHP?
2) Do you have any scripting experience at all?
3) Are you considering time zones for '9-5'?

I'll look out for your reply.

mullz

Well I know php to an extent where I can disect and intergrate stuff but can't code from scratch.. :rolleyes:

I know the basics and I have php ok on servers..

The time zone I guess will have to be mine which is UK GMT +0

Cheers 4 quick response..

paulnaj

OK, here we go ...

$d = getdate();
$h = $d["hours"];
if(9 <= $d["hours"] && $d["hours"] <= 17){// 9-5 inclusive
	echo "<img src=\"image_1.jpg\">");
} else {
	echo "<img src=\"image_2.jpg\">";
}

Place the above exactly where you want the image to go (in between php tags, of course).

Change the image attributes accordingly.

You may need to correct $h by the number of hours difference between your server time and your local time, if necessary.

paulnaj

P.S. Remember to mark the thread 'resolved' if your question's been answered.

mullz

Really only time will tell but I want to change the size attributes but I get a parse error if I do this..

webcam2/mullzcam.jpg\ width="90" height="11" ">";

OBTW it displays the image (with out size) if I take the ) out of original code..

Cheers

paulnaj

Here's a comparison of HTML img and the respective php ...

HTML:
<img src="fred.jpg" alt="Fred" width="10" height="10" border="1">

PHP:
echo "<img src=\"fred.jpg\" alt=\"Fred\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" border=\"1\">";

You have to 'escape' the double-quotes.

Hope that does the trick!!

mullz

Cool cool, I think it may have worked..

Does it run off user time or server time cause it really needs to be server time and the server runs an hour behind.. how would I add the -1 hour jobbie?

paulnaj

Glad it worked!

I always get confused with time zones myself. What I do is to post a php page up on the server ...

$d = getdate();
$h = $d["hours"];
echo $h;
[\PHP]

If it returns, say 17, where you want it to be 16, it just means you have to subtract 1 off of $h before you use it in your if statement.

If it returns 15, instead of 16, add 1 ...

... and so on.

mullz

Can anyone tell me how to make the $h +1 hour.. I keep on getting errors!!