Need help with changing this to change this code so it shows a non-military format

DataCom2004

Hello,

I would really appreciate some help on this.

It's from a stats program and shows visitors in 24 hour format and I prefer to see a non-military format with AM/PM.

I need to change this code so it shows a non-military format with AM/PM.

I think line 2 is the one that needs to modifyed.

$hour = explode(":",$row['statTime']);
$hours = $hour[0].".00 - ".($hour[0]+1).".00";

Thanks,
DataCom2004

Mordecai

Add this line between:

$hour[0] = ($hour[0] > 12)?($hour[0]-12):$hour[0];

A little explanation of what that is:
The question?true:false is called the ternary operator. As you can see from the syntax, it just acts as a miniature if. You ask it a question, it gives you the answer if it's true, or a different answer if it's false.
The rest is pretty explanitory. If it's over 12, subtract 12 from it. If it's not, leave it be.

DataCom2004

Thanks Mordecai

What can be added to that so it will display AM & PM properly?

Thanks,
DataCom2004

Mordecai

You can use the concat operator (a period) to add "AM" or "PM" to the time. Here's an example of how to use the concat operator:
$string = $number." more string";

If $number was 5, then $string will be "5 more string".

Using this knowledge and my above explanation, I'm sure you can find out how to use it. 🙂

TheDefender

strtotime will accept time formats in military time HH:MM and HH:MM:SS, so you could simply combine the [man]strtotime()[/man] function with the [man]date()[/man] function to output in whatever format you'd like...

$row['statTime'] = "20:00";
$time = date("g:i A", strtotime($row['statTime']));
echo $time;
// Outputs 8:00 PM

$row['statTime'] = "07:55:48";
$time = date("g:i A", strtotime($row['statTime']));
echo $time;
// Outputs 7:55 AM