man5

Alright so I have finally solved my issue. My code in the original post is all correct, except instead of using single quotation( ' ) in the dates variables, I had to use double quotation( " ). Now it shows the dates with added hours.

Nevermind. I figured out the problem. Basically the variables($expiry_1..etc) were only called when the form was submitted. So I brought them outside of isset and now I get no errors. But now I see another issue. The hours are not being added to the date. I get the same date for all 3. Can you tell me if my variables are correct?

Basically what I am trying to do is have an option of choosing an "expiry time" when inserting a record. I will then use that expiry time to make a countdown clock that will expire the record when reached 0; but that's the step after. Right now I am having a bit of issue inserting that expiry time into the database. Here is my code. The error i get in the option value is something like <option value="<b>Notice</b>: Undefined variable...">. <?php $date_added = date('Y-m-d H:i:s'); $expiry_1 = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime('$date_added + 1 hour')); $expiry_6 = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime('$date_added + 6 hours')); $expiry_12 = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime('$date_added + 12 hours')); ?> <fieldset> <label>Expiry Time</label> <select name="expiry_time"> <option value="0">Select Time</option> <option value="<?php echo $expiry_1; ?>">1 hour</option> <option value="<?php echo $expiry_6; ?>">6 hours</option> <option value="<?php echo $expiry_12; ?>">12 hours</option> </select> </fieldset>