Time based loading, get time, a regular expression

WrEN

Hi,
I would really like to make a page that loads content based on the time the client goes to the page, for example a "day page" and a "night page".

I realize that polling the client's time from the browser might be tricky, so i'll settle for server time, but the thing is i need a 24 hour clock not the UNIX clock.

here is the code that I have thus far: (it dosen't work)

<?php
$time = array();
$time = gettimeofday();
$hour = makeHour($time);

if ($hour >= 19){
$flashFile = "LOSPC1TESTING.swf";
} else {
$flashFile = "LOSPC1TESTING.swf";
}

the 19 in this is just a place holder for 7pm

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!

fean0r

$hour = date("H");
if (($hour >= "00") && ($hour <= "11")) { echo "Midnight or after, but before midday"; } // 00 is midnight
if (($hour >= "12") && ($hour <= "23")) { echo "Midday or after, but before midnight"; } // 12 is midday

That should start you offf, you can check the date() function here http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php

WrEN

what part of the original code would be replaced by this? :bemused:

fean0r

Assuming I understand your request my code would replace all of yours, you will need to edit the times to whatever times you want the code to react to also you will need to change my echo for whatever code you want to run at that time.

Davy

Cmon guys! PHP's date() function gives us the option to call PM or AM!

just use date('A') :

$AMorPM = date('A');

if ($AMorPM == 'AM')
 {
 echo "Good morning!!";
 }
else
 {
 echo "Good afternoon!!";
 }

WrEN

<?php
$time = array();
$time = getdate();
$hour = $time[hours];
$hour++;

if ($hour >= 20){
	$flashFile = "day1.swf";
	} else {
	$flashFile = "LOSPC1TESTING.swf";


}

?>

it's not working right though, I still need to make it turn the page to Day at 6am and night at 6pm
soon....:queasy:

Davy

Hold on I thought day started after midnight? :queasy:

Ok so let me get this straight... you want to show two different animations for between 6 in the mornin to 6 in the afternoon (day) and another from 6 in the afternoon though midnight to 6 in the morning (night) ?

Well that is easier then you're making it out to be.

Seeing as your view on what 'day' and 'night' is is different from the rest of the world who use AM and PM, you cannot use my method. Instead, you'd have to use a single if()-else function.

$now = date('G');
// Calls the current hour without leading zero

if ($now => "6" and $now =< "18")
 {
 $flashfile = "day1.swf";
 }
else
 {
 $flashfile = "LOSPC1TESTING.swf";
 }

This should work although it is untested. Replace all of your code with this.