time function, do some time at a certian time

[Orionsbelter]

ok i do not know how to do this but really need to know,

 

 

for example  i need it to be like this

 

 

if(time(); == 12:00pm){ echo"Its midnight";}

 

 

that is not real code but if it was simple it would be like that. does anyone knwo how to do it?

[matthewhaworth]

You'd have more luck with the date() function because there are an infinite amount of times in which it is midnight.

 

<?php
if(date("G") == "0") 
{
echo "it's midnight";
}
?>

 

and so on..

 

P.s. not that it matters, but strictly speaking 12.00pm is midday lol. 12.00am is midnight.

[Orionsbelter]

hmmm that is hard to work out how to use can you show me what it would look like if i wanted it to be 7:00pm instead of 12:00 pm thank you,

 

 

owell i thought it was thanks for tell me though

[JasonLewis]

If your planning on running a certain code at certain times of the day, your expecting people to activate that script at that time. Have a look into Cron Jobs.

 

EDIT: Check the date() function. G returns 24 hour time without leading zero's... 0 = midnight. 19 = 7pm

[Schlo_50]

Would this not do?

 

<?php

$current_time = date('G');

if($current_time == "19") {

print "It's 7:00pm.";

}

?>

 

As ProjectFear says though, making a script work without someone accessing it would be trickier..

[matthewhaworth]

You're better off using a switch/case if you want to have lots of different messages.

 

<?php
switch(date("G"))
{
   case "7":
   echo "It is 7.00am";
   break;

   case "12":
   echo "It is 12.00pm - Midday : ]";
   break;

   case "0":
   echo "It is midnight!";
   break;

   default:
   echo "This will display if the date function returns a value that hasn't been dealt with previously";
   break;
}
?>

 

Orr... if you really want to stick to the if .. else.. method..

 

<?php
if(date("G") == "0")
{
   echo "it is midnight";
} 
elseif(date("G") == "7")
{
    echo "it is 7.00am";
}
elseif(date("G") == "[YOUR TIME HERE]")
{
   echo "...";
}
else
{
   echo "This will display if the date function returns a value that hasn't been dealt with previously";
}
?>

 

It works on a twenty four hour clock, you just simply change the numbers "0" or "7" to whatever time you want on a twenty four hour clock

 

To schlo_50:

 

No, because the date output is not in the format HH:MM.  It simply returns H in 24 hour clock format.. you can however change the date function's parameters to produce such an output if you wished and then do it like that though.

[JasonLewis]

Would this not do?

 

<?php

$current_time = date('G');

if($current_time == "19:00") {

print "It's 7:00pm.";

}

?>

 

It doesn't return it as 19:00, it just returns it as 19.

 

As ProjectFear says though, making a script work without someone accessing it would be trickier..

Not necessarily, read up on it. It can be quite handy.

[Schlo_50]

lol - Just editted.