Time limits/delays ?

[Tandem]

Ok, on my website, i want my members to only be able to do certain things after a time limit has passed.
For example, i only want them to be able to submit a certain form once a day.

How do i go about doing that?

I couldn't google it bbecuse i didn't know what it would be called.

Thanks in advance.

-Tandem

[pixy]

Maybe set a cookie on their computer with the time, then request it and see if enough time has passed for them to use the features...?

[redarrow]

Insert the date in the database with the users id ect ect then do a date diffrence of 1 day ok.


example only

//database date

$database_date="17/06/06";

$d=date("d")+1;

$date_know=date("$d-m-y");

//select statement

// while loop

if($what_ever['database_date']==1) {

echo "sorry you have submitted already";

}else if ($date_know - $what_ever['database_date']){

submit code

}


Example only ok for an idear.

[Tandem]

What about if i want the delay to be in minutes or hours?

[redarrow]

example only 1 hour change

//database date

$database_time="10:00:00";

$h=date("h")+1;

$date_know=date("$h:i:s");

//select statement

// while loop

if($what_ever['database_date']==1) {

echo "sorry you have submitted already";

}else if ($date_know - $what_ever['database_date']){

submit code

}



example only 30 min change

//database date

$database_time="10:00:00";

$m=date("m")+30;

$date_know=date("$m:i:s");

//select statement

// while loop

if($what_ever['database_date']==1) {

echo "sorry you have submitted already";

}else if ($date_know - $what_ever['database_date']){

submit code

}


look up date() function or time() function.

link
http://uk.php.net/date