[SOLVED] Server time

[peranha]

How do you get the server time in real time, so it updates every second and display the date, time on the page.  I was thinking javascript, but it is client side, not server side, so I dont believe this will work.

 

I want it to display like this

MM/DD/YYYY H:M:S

[zq29]

XMLHttpRequest?

[steelmanronald06]

Use AJAX to call the time() function.  http://www.billwelense.com/depaul/ajaxdemo/demo.html

[peranha]

Thanks, ended up using Ajax.

[Stooney]

A less resource intensive way would be to use a javascript clock and have php set the current time initially.

[waynewex]

I'm with Chris on that one.

[dropfaith]

Js would be easier but its not Server time

 

i think he wanted server time for some reason

 

Js way

<div id="digitalclock" style="float:left;width:400px;"><script language="javascript">calctime();</script></div>

function calctime()
{
var currenttime = new Date();
var day = currenttime.getDay();
var hours = currenttime.getHours();
var minutes = currenttime.getMinutes();
var seconds = currenttime.getSeconds();
var day = currenttime.getDay();
var month = currenttime.getMonth();
var weekday= currenttime.getDate();
var year= currenttime.getYear();

if (year < 2000)
year = year + 1900;

hours = currenttime.getHours();
if (hours >= 12) {
hours = (hours == 12) ? 12 : hours - 12; timesuffix = " PM";
}
else {
hours = (hours == 0) ? 12 : hours; timesuffix = " AM";
}
if (minutes < 10)
{
minutes = "0" + minutes;
}
if (seconds < 10)
{
seconds = "0" + seconds;
};
arday = new Array("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday")
armonth = new Array("January ","February ","March ","April ","May ","June ","July ","August ","September ", "October ","November ","December ")
ardate = new Array("0th","1st","2nd","3rd","4th","5th","6th","7th","8th","9th","10th","11th","12th","13th","14th","15th","16th","17th","18th","19th","20th","21st","22nd","23rd","24th","25th","26th","27th","28th","29th","30th","31st");
var clocklocation = document.getElementById('digitalclock');
clocklocation.innerHTML = hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds + " " + timesuffix + ", " + arday[day] +", " + armonth[month] +" "+ardate[weekday] + ", " + year;
setTimeout("calctime()", 1000);
}

[peranha]

Yes, I wanted server time so when updates are done, there is a clock on the webpage, and I can say at 2:00 server time updates will be done.

[waynewex]

IF you're telling your user that an update WILL BE DONE at a certain time, you might want to just use JavaScript. That way, you can relate it to their timezone as the JS will use the time on their computer.

[steelmanronald06]

Yes, but then he has to figure in timezone manipulation for each user.  Oh, the javascript says this users time is this.  That relates to the server time like so, thus the updates will be done at this time (in users time zone).

 

His way says:

 

Here is what time it is at our server location:  ##:##

Here is when the updates will be done in relation to our server time:  ##:##

[peranha]

Yes, but then he has to figure in timezone manipulation for each user.  Oh, the javascript says this users time is this.  That relates to the server time like so, thus the updates will be done at this time (in users time zone).

 

His way says:

 

Here is what time it is at our server location:  ##:##

Here is when the updates will be done in relation to our server time:  ##:##

 

exactly, I have on my server

 

Server time is 10/25/2008 6:21 PM

 

An update will be done on 10/25/2008 6:21 PM