Count Down Date

[Shadow_Master]

I'm wanting to put on my site a count down timer, that has a specfied time it will end and then chechks your current time and advises when it will end it date and time?
Any ideas?

[okuto1973]

Do you need a javascript program that show you the countdown on a web page?

[Shadow_Master]

yeah.. would need something to show on webpage...

[okuto1973]

This is a forum for php code.You have to make/find a program in javascript , search on net.

[Shadow_Master]

sorry... i want to count down with server time... so just say this is time b4 bidding ends according to server time? that can be done with php?

[dankstick]

I think this will work out for you....
I don't know if it can be smaller but it's all I could think of.

<?
//$bidding_ends can be from database as datetime
$bidding_ends = "2003-10-25 08:16:32";
//convert to seconds
$bidding_ends_seconds = strtotime($bidding_ends);
//get the difference in seconds
$time_till = $bidding_ends_seconds - time();

//how many seconds in a day, hour, minute
$time_in_day = 60*60*24;
$time_in_hour = 60*60;
$time_in_minute = 60;

$days_till = floor($time_till / $time_in_day);
$time_till = $time_till - ($days_till * $time_in_day);
$hours_till = floor($time_till / $time_in_hour);
$time_till = $time_till - ($hours_till * $time_in_hour);
$minutes_till = floor($time_till / $time_in_minute);
$seconds_till = $time_till - ($minutes_till * $time_in_minute);
echo "Auction will end in $days_till days, $hours_till hours, $minutes_till minutes and $seconds_till seconds\n";

?>

[okuto1973]

I haven't understood very well what do you mean......anyway:

page1.php

<javascript>
var a=date();
document.information.dataclient.value=a;
</javascript>
<form name="information" method="POST" action="page2.php">
<input type="hidden" name="dataclient">
</form>

page2.php

<?
//$dataclient Dateofclient

//Server timedate year-month-day hour-minutes-seconds
date("Y-m-d H:i:s");

//Make difference........
?>

Something like that?

[okuto1973]

Well....now i have understood seen the code of dankstick.

[Shadow_Master]

ahhh thanks dankstick.. works great man 🙂