Timer

[dariuc]

I realize that I need to use AJAX to make a page output info dynamically, i already know about that..

I have two goals :

create a timer that counts down in second increments.

and create a loop that will echo a value every 5 seconds.

I am familiar with date and time functions but foggy on the correct way to set the loop ups up correctly.

[dagon]

At a guess you want to do this with javascript not php, in general the whole php script is processed before any output (there are ways to flush the buffer), but js being client side would give you a 'cleaner' result.

[dariuc]

okay.im teaching myself as i go (php and javascript) im just more comfy with php which is why i prefered to try it that way but I'll learn the javascript way if it will be easier in the long run. thanks