[Resolved] calendar help needed

[filn]

my calendar code so far with some help from my friends here at phpbuilder 🙂

// Style Sheet
	$tablemonthbg = "#003300"; 
	$tableweekbg = "#006600";
	$tabledaybg	= "#00cc00";
	$tablewidth = "60%";

$monthtextcolor = "#FFFFFF";
$monthtextsize	= "+2";

// array for weekdays:
$weekdays = array("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday");

// Get this months name:
$thismonth = date("F");

     // get the first day of the month:
$date = getdate (mktime(1, 1, 1, $month, 1, $year)); 

 // get the day of the week the month starts on:
$startWeek = $date['wday'];


// how many days are in the month:
$monthDays = date ("j", mktime(1,1,1,$month+1, 0, $year));
?>

<table width=<? echo "$tablewidth" ?> border=0 bgcolor="<? echo "$tablemonthbg"; ?>" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
<tr>
<td valign=top><center><font color="<? echo "$monthtextcolor"?> size=<? echo "$monthtextsize" ?>><b><? echo $thismonth; ?></b></center></font></td>
</tr>
</table>

<table width=<? echo "$tablewidth" ?> border=1 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
<tr>
[code=php]
// make a table for the days of the week

for ($i = 0; $i<8; $i++) {
	echo "<td valign=top bgcolor=$tableweekbg><font color=$monthtextcolor><center>$weekdays[$i]</center></font></td>";
}	

</tr>
<tr>

 

    // put each day of the month in a cell (problem starts here):

for ($i = 1; $i<$monthDays; $i++) {
	echo "<td valign=top bgcolor=$tabledaybg>$i</td>";
}

</tr>
</table>

close up on problem section:

for ($i = 1; $i<$monthDays; $i++) {
        echo "<td valign=top>$i</td>";
    }

[/code]

now it works, but it doesnt work. it makes a nice table with the month and the days of the week, then when it tries to put the days on the month in place, this is where i lose it. i dont know how to make it look back after 7 days insted of making one long table of all the days of the month.

also, my other problem is i cant figure out how to make use of when the month starts to get the 1st to match up with the right day of the week.

thanks for your help!

[MrPixel]

This is a nut took me a while to crack, too. Here is what I did:

<?php
	$now = getdate(time());
	$time = mktime(0,0,0, $now['mon'], 1, $now['year']);
	$date = getdate($time);
	$dayTotal = cal_days_in_month(0, $date['mon'], $date['year']);
	//Print the calendar header with the month name.
	print '<table><tr><td colspan="7"><strong>' . $date['month'] . '</strong></td></tr>';
	//Print a row with the days of the week here if you want that
	for ($i = 0; $i < 6; $i++) {
		print '<tr>';
		for ($j = 1; $j <= 7; $j++) {
			$dayNum = $j + $i*7 - $date['wday'];
			//Print a cell with the day number in it.  If it is today, highlight it.
			print '<td';
			if ($dayNum > 0 && $dayNum <= $dayTotal) {
				print ($dayNum == $now['mday']) ? ' style="background #ccc;">' : '>';
				print $dayNum;
			}
			else {
				//Print a blank cell if no date falls on that day, but the row is unfinished.
				print '>';
			}
			print '</td>';
		}
		print '</tr>';
		if ($dayNum >= $dayTotal && $i != 6)
			break;
	}
	print '</table>';
?>

[id10t]

Think about the future, etc. I just wrote a calendar for work and tied in event databases, etc. But... I found that any given month may cross over anywhere from 4 weeks (sun-sat) to 6 weeks (See November 2003 and February 2009 for examples). Here's the code I wrote to deal with that, minus all my database stuff.

 <?php
import_request_variables("gP", "rvar_");
// is this a clean visit or did they pick a month?
// if not chosen, pick this month
if(isset($rvar_aMonth)){
	$month=$rvar_aMonth;
}else{
	$month=date("n",time());
}
if(isset($rvar_aYear)){
	$year=$rvar_aYear;
}else{
	$year=date("Y",time());
}
// todays date components
$thisDay=date("j",time());
$thisMonth=date("n",time());
$thisYear=date("Y",time());
// full date in same format as in db
$today=$thisMonth."-".$thisDay."-".$thisYear;
// what is the name of the month that we are
// showing?
$monthName=date("F",mktime(0,0,0,$month,1,1999));
// how many days are in the month we are showing? 
// leap years work fine
$numDaysInMonth = date("t", mktime(0, 0, 0, $month, 1, $year));
// what's the first day of the 
//month we are showing (mon, tues, etc.)
$FirstDayOfMonth=date("w", mktime(0, 0, 0, $month, 1, $year));
// what day of the month (1-[28|29|30|31])
// we will increment as we display the grid
// and use it to build $fulldate (above)
$daynum=1;
// full date in same format as in db
$fulldate=$month."-".$daynum."-".$year;
// define some often used html tags to save typing
// and make it slightly easier to read.
// yes, this is what stylesheets are for (i guess)
// but I don't use 'em...
$hr="";
// header row <td>
$td="<td align=center width=80>";
// calendar body <td>
$td2="<td valign=top width=80 height=75>";
// calendar body <td> with a bgcolor
// if $today is being displayed
$td3="<td valign=top width=80 height=75 bgcolor=#eeeeee>";
// duh? yes, this saves a few characters...
$etd="</td>";

// shim image
//$shim="<img src=shim.gif width=1 height=1>\n";
$shim="";

// for a link to view the day
$dayview="<a href=\"#\" onClick=viewDay('";
print("\n<title>Steve's PHP Calendar ".$monthName." ".$year."</title>\n</head>\n");
?>
<body><!-- wrapper part 1 --><table width="100%" height="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
  <tr align="center" valign="top"> 
    <td width="13%" align="left"><br>
<hr width=10>
</td>
    <td width="87%" align="left">
<!-- month view container --><table width="100%" height="0" border="0" valign=top cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
  <tr align="left" valign="top"> 
    <td>&nbsp;<!-- grid table--><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="700">
        <tbody>
          <tr align="center"  bordercolor="#003366" bgcolor="#003366"> 
            <td colspan="7" valign="middle">
	<!-- search/nav table --> <table width=100% border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td width=150>
	 <!-- search table -->   <table width=100% border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td>
	 &nbsp;</td></tr></table>
	 <!-- end text search -->
</td><td align=center width=225><form action="./month.php" name=frm method=POST><table width=150 border=0 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=1>
<tr><td><font size=1 color=#ffffff face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Jump To:<br></font>
<select name=aMonth>
<option value=1>January</option>
<option value=2>February</option>
<option value=3>March</option>
<option value=4>April</option>
<option value=5>May</option>
<option value=6>June</option>
<option value=7>July</option>
<option value=8>August</option>
<option value=9>September</option>
<option value=10>October</option>
<option value=11>November</option>
<option value=12>December</option>
</select></td><td><font size=1 color=#ffffff face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br></font><select name=aYear>
<option value=2003>2003</option>
<option value=2004>2004</option>
<option value=2005>2005</option>
<option value=2006>2006</option>
<option value=2007>2007</option>
<option value=2008>2008</option>
<option value=2009>2009</option>
<option value=2010>2010</option>
</select></td><td><font size=1 color=#ffffff face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br></font>
<a href="javascript:document.frm.submit();"><img alt="View" title="View" src=images/go.gif border=0></a></td></tr>
</table></form></td>
<td width=150>&nbsp;</td></tr></table></td></tr>
          <tr bordercolor="#eeeeee" bgcolor="#eeeeee"> 
            <td width="80" height="0" align="center"><strong><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sun</font></strong></td>
            <td width="80" height="0" align="center"><strong><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mon</font></strong></td>
            <td width="80" height="0" align="center"><strong><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tue</font></strong></td>
            <td width="80" height="0" align="center"><strong><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wed</font></strong></td>
            <td width="80" height="0" align="center"><strong><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thur</font></strong></td>
            <td width="80" height="0" align="center"><strong><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fri</font></strong></td>
            <td width="80" height="0" align="center"><strong><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sat</font></strong></td>
          </tr>
<?php
for($i=0;$i<5;$i++){
	print("\n<tr>");
	for($j=0;$j<7;$j++){
		if(($i==0) && ($j==$FirstDayOfMonth)){
			$fulldate=$month."-".$daynum."-".$year;
			if($fulldate==$today){
				print($td3.$daynum."<br>\n");
			}else{
				print($td2.$daynum."<br>\n");
			}
			print($etd);
		}elseif((($j>$FirstDayOfMonth)||($i>0))&&($daynum<$numDaysInMonth)){
			$daynum++;
			$fulldate=$month."-".$daynum."-".$year;
			if($fulldate==$today){
				print($td3.$daynum."<br>\n");
			}else{
				print($td2.$daynum."<br>\n");
			}
			print($etd);
		}else{
			print($td2."&nbsp;</td>\n");
		}
	}
	print("</tr>\n");
	// do we have a 6th week in the month?
	if(($i==4) && ($daynum<$numDaysInMonth)){
		$i--;
	}
	if(($i==3) && ($daynum>=$numDaysInMonth)){
		$i=$i+2;
	}
}
print("</table><P>");
$fsmonth=date("n",mktime(0,0,0,$thisMonth+3,1,1999));
$fsyear=date("Y",mktime(0,0,0,$thisMonth+3,1,$thisYear));
print("<script language=javascript>
<!--
	document.frm.aMonth.selectedIndex=".($month-1).";
	document.frm.aYear.selectedIndex=".($year-2003).";

document.srcfrm.sMonth.selectedIndex=".($thisMonth-1).";
document.srcfrm.sYear.selectedIndex=".($thisYear-2003).";

document.srcfrm.eMonth.selectedIndex=".($fsmonth-1).";
document.srcfrm.eYear.selectedIndex=".($fsyear-2003).";

// -->
</script>");
?>
<!-- finish the page design code here -->


<!-- and then either print the EOB/H tags, 
or  put them in as HTML.-->
</body></html>
 

[filn]

MrPixel- thanks! I had to replace the use of cal_days_in_month() with my own code from before because i dont have the --calenders option enabled in php.

but thanks for your help it worked great with the minor change!

[MrPixel]

You're welcome.