[SOLVED] trying to make easy interface to enter event time, using drop downs

[bradkenyon]

here is the code i have right now, to print out the drop downs for month, day, year, hour, minute, am/pm

<?php
print '<h3>Date of Event</h3>';

//month
$m = 1;
print '<select name="event_month">';
	print '<option>Month</option>';
while($m <= 12){
	print '<option value="'.$m.'">'.$m.'</option>';
	$m++;
}
print '</select>';

//day
$d = 1;
print '<select name="event_day">';
	print '<option>Day</option>';
while($d <= 31){
	print '<option value="'.$d.'">'.$d.'</option>';
	$d++;
}
print '</select>';

//year
print '<select name="event_year">';
	print '<option>Year</option>
			<option value="2008">2008</option>
			<option value="2009">2009</option>';
print '</select>';

print '<h3>Time of Event</h3>';

//hour
$h = 1;
print '<select name="event_hour">';
	print '<option>Hour</option>';
while($h <= 12){
	print '<option value="'.$h.'">'.$h.'</option>';
	$h++;
}
print '</select>';

//minute
$min = 1;
print '<select name="event_minute">';
	print '<option>Minute</option>';
while($min <= 60){
	print '<option value="'.$min.'">'.$min.'</option>';
	$min++;
}
print '</select>';

//AM or PM
print '<select name="event_am_pm">';
	print '<option>AM or PM</option>
			<option value="AM">AM</option>';
print '</select>';
?>

 

i was testing for AM or PM, if PM, add 12 onto the hour picked, for military time, and I knew this is a sloppy way of doing this and thought it would be good to ask for help on this.

 

There must be a better way or even a way that is widely used that you could refer me to. I will add a screen shot of what it looks like as well.

 

if($HTTP_POST_VARS['event_am_pm'] == 'pm')
{
	$event_hour_military = $HTTP_POST_VARS['event_hour'] + 12;
}

$expiredate=$HTTP_POST_VARS['event_year'].'-'.$HTTP_POST_VARS['event_month'].'-'.$HTTP_POST_VARS['event_day'].' '.$event_hour_military.':'.$HTTP_POST_VARS['event_minute'].':00';

 

As always, thanks in advance.

 

 

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