Figuring out how much longer *REWARD OFFERED*

[m37h0dm4n]

I offer like 5 bucks by paypal if any of you can tell me the answer to this.

Ok I'm working on a script and it only has to show "YOU WIN" for 5 minutes, I picked those 5 minutes between the minutes 16 and 21. Now outside of those minutes, I want it to say how much time is left until it will be those minutes again. I can't figure out how I can do that.

If you post how to achieve the variable to how much time is left I offer $5 paypal.

Thanks!

This is my script I have so far..

(I JUST WANT TO REPLACE "HOWEVER MANY" with the real ammount!)

<?
$minute = date(i);
if (($minute > 15) && ($minute < 21)) {
echo "You win!  It's between 15 and 21!";
}
else {
echo "You will win in HOWEVER MANY minutes!";
}
?>

[Drakla]

$startWin = 15;
$endWin = 21;

$minute = date('i');

echo "Minute = $minute<br />";

if (($minute >= $startWin) && ($minute <= $endWin))
{
	echo "You win!  It's between 15 and 21!";
}
else
{
	echo "You will win in HOWEVER MANY minutes!";

$timeLeft = $startWin - $minute;

if ($timeLeft < 0)
{
	$timeLeft += 60;
}

echo $timeLeft;
}

That's presuming they're winning in minute 15 and 21

[LoganK]

Before 15, you can use this:

$diff = 15 - $minute;

After 21, you'll need to start calculating time to end the current day as well as time until the next day, which gets a bit complicated for me.

BTW, please don't post reward money. Although most of us here are consultants and would love extra money, this is a community forum trying to help people with PHP, not a forum for paying off whoever gets it right. It's not a contest.

Edit: Didn't notice Drakla's post. But my stuff can still apply, especially the sidenote about the money.

[m37h0dm4n]

Wow thanks alot man, I hope that works, but what do I put in place of where I want to echo how much time is left?

[LoganK]

Didn't notice your second post either...FFTTL (firefox time-tab lag) is really getting annoying.

else
{
    $timeLeft = $startWin - $minute;

if ($timeLeft < 0)
{
    $timeLeft += 60;
}

echo "You will win in $timeleft minutes!";

//echo $timeLeft;
}  

That should work.

[m37h0dm4n]

Would this work?

<?
$minute = date(i);
$left = 54 - $minute;
if ($left == -1) { $left = 59; }
if ($left == -2) { $left = 58; }
if ($left == -3) { $left = 57; }
if ($left == -4) { $left = 56; }
if ($left == -5) { $left = 55; }
if ($left == -6) { $left = 54; }
if (($minute > 54) && ($minute < 59)) {
echo "You win..";
}
else {
echo "$left mins left";
}
?>

[m37h0dm4n]

ok getting this problem using this script....

OUTPUT IS:
Minute = 06

You will win in minutes!

<?
$startWin = 15; 
$endWin = 21; 

$minute = date('i'); 

echo "Minute = $minute<br />"; 

if (($minute >= $startWin) && ($minute <= $endWin)) 
{ 
    echo "You win!  It's between 15 and 21!"; 
} 
 else 
{ 
    $timeLeft = $startWin - $minute; 

if ($timeLeft < 0) 
{ 
    $timeLeft += 60; 
} 

echo "You will win in $timeleft minutes!"; 

//echo $timeLeft; 
}

[m37h0dm4n]

oh... i fixed it thanks alot guys, the problem was that the variable was $timeLeft and you guys made it $timeleft.. thx tho

[Drakla]

Ding ding ding... money time.

[jansky]

am I late? where's the money heheh

[Weedpacket]

Sorry; us mods grabbed it for ourselves as a fee for allowing this particular job posting through 😃😃

[jansky]

hahahahah LOL