At the end of my rope - please help me: On air now script

danianheron · March 18, 2011

I downloaded this script of the net but I can't get it to work for me. the scrip is suppose to output a picture based on the time of day, but nothing happens. I need it to read the server's clock so that people all over the world will hear the DJ that the website indicates.

the script (in a file called "picture.php" within the site's root directory)

<?php

$h = date('G'); //set variable $h to the hour of the day

$d = date('w'); //set variable $d to the day of the week.

$year = date('Y'); //set variable $year to the current year

//G is the date key for hours in 24 format (not 12), with no leading 0s, like 02.

// Adjust 2 hour offset for MST below.

$h = $h-2;

//G is the date key for hours in 24 format (not 12), with no leading 0s, like 02.

// SUN SCHEDULE

if ($d == 0 && $h >= 8 && $h < 10) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkeplersmooth.jpg';

else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 10 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkepler20.jpg';

else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 12 && $h < 16) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkenny.jpg';

else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 16 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairnorman.jpg';

else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairpaul.jpg';

else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 1 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

// MON SCHEDULE

if ($d == 1 && $h >= 0 && $h < { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 1 && $h >= 8 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkennysandy.jpg';

else if ($d == 1 && $h >= 12 && $h < 14) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmiranda.jpg';

else if ($d == 1 && $h >= 14 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairdave.jpg';

else if ($d == 1 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 1 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 2 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

// TUES SCHEDULE

if ($d == 2 && $h >= 0 && $h < { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 2 && $h >= 8 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkennysandy.jpg';

else if ($d == 2 && $h >= 12 && $h < 14) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmiranda.jpg';

else if ($d == 2 && $h >= 14 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairdave.jpg';

else if ($d == 2 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 2 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 3 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

// WEDS SCHEDULE

if ($d == 3 && $h >= 0 && $h < $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 3 && $h >= 8 && $h < 12) $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkennysandy.jpg';

else if ($d == 3 && $h >= 12 && $h < 14) $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmiranda.jpg';

else if ($d == 3 && $h >= 14 && $h < 21) $img = 'images/talent_images/onairdave.jpg';

else if ($d == 3 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 3 && $h >= 23) $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 4 && $h < 0) $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

// THURS SCHEDULE

if ($d == 4 && $h >= 0 && $h < { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 4 && $h >= 8 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkennysandy.jpg';

else if ($d == 4 && $h >= 12 && $h < 14) { $img = $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmiranda.jpg';

else if ($d == 4 && $h >= 14 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairdave.jpg';

else if ($d == 4 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 4 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 5 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

// FRI SCHEDULE

if ($d == 5 && $h >= 0 && $h < { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 5 && $h >= 8 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkennysandy.jpg';

else if ($d == 5 && $h >= 12 && $h < 14) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmiranda.jpg';

else if ($d == 5 && $h >= 14 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairdave.jpg';

else if ($d == 5 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 5 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 6 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

// SAT SCHEDULE

if ($d == 0 && $h >= 8 && $h < 10) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkeplersmooth.jpg';

else if ($d == 6 && $h >= 10 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkepler20.jpg';

else if ($d == 6 && $h >= 12 && $h < 16) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkenny.jpg';

else if ($d == 6 && $h >= 16 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairnorman.jpg';

else if ($d == 6 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairpaul.jpg';

else if ($d == 6 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

else if ($d == 0 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg';

echo '<a href="http://www.smoothjazznetwork.com"><img src="'.$img.'"></a>';

?>

then inside the html page where I want the pictures to show:

<?php require ("picture.php"); ?>

Please help, I'm at the end of my rope.

Pikachu2000 · March 18, 2011

What shows up in the html markup when you do a View--->Source in your browser? Is the right value being added to the <img tag?

danianheron · March 18, 2011

The browser indicates nothing - nothing to right click on.

This is my test page:

http://smoothjazznetwork.com/index-timetest.html

By the way, thanks for replying and looking into this with me.

Pikachu2000 · March 18, 2011

When posting code, please enclose it within the forum's

 . . .

BBCode tags. That way it remains compact and gets highlighted like below.

You've left every one of the curly braces unclosed in all of your if/elseif statements. That should clear up the parse errors, adn then you can see if it produces the result you want.

<?php
if ($d == 0 && $h >= 8 && $h < 10) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkeplersmooth.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 10 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkepler20.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 12 && $h < 16) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkenny.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 16 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairnorman.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairpaul.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 1 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }

You should really be doing development with error_reporting = -1 and display_errors = On in your php.ini file. It would save you a lot of time to have errors like this reported.

danianheron · March 18, 2011

I actually took those brackets off thinking they were the problem. The script didn't work with them in the file, but I will try again.

Furthermore, I am not aware of a php.ini file. where would I find that? Forgive my ignorance.

Your point about the enclosing my codes is well taken.

Pikachu2000 · March 18, 2011

If you create a new script and in it place the following code, it will list the location of the php.ini file that is being used by php. Keep in mind that display_errors should be used when developing, but on a live, production server, you'd want to log them instead.

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

danianheron · March 19, 2011

Still no output... my php file as it stands now


<?php
$h = date('G'); //set variable $h to the hour of the day
$d = date('w'); //set variable $d to the day of the week.
$year = date('Y'); //set variable $year to the current year
//G is the date key for hours in 24 format (not 12), with no leading 0s, like 02.
// Adjust 2 hour offset for MST below.
$h = $h-2; 

//G is the date key for hours in 24 format (not 12), with no leading 0s, like 02.

// SUN SCHEDULE
if ($d == 0 && $h >= 8 && $h < 10) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkeplersmooth.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 10 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkepler20.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 12 && $h < 16) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkenny.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 16 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairnorman.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairpaul.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 0 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 1 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }

// MON SCHEDULE
if ($d == 1 && $h >= 0 && $h <  { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 1 && $h >= 8 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkennysandy.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 1 && $h >= 12 && $h < 14) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmiranda.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 1 && $h >= 14 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairdave.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 1 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 1 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 2 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }

// TUES SCHEDULE
if ($d == 2 && $h >= 0 && $h <  { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 2 && $h >= 8 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkennysandy.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 2 && $h >= 12 && $h < 14) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmiranda.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 2 && $h >= 14 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairdave.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 2 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 2 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 3 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }

// WEDS SCHEDULE
if ($d == 3 && $h >= 0 && $h <  { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 3 && $h >= 8 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkennysandy.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 3 && $h >= 12 && $h < 14) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmiranda.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 3 && $h >= 14 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairdave.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 3 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 3 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 4 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }

// THURS SCHEDULE
if ($d == 4 && $h >= 0 && $h <  { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 4 && $h >= 8 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkennysandy.jpg'; } 
else if ($d == 4 && $h >= 12 && $h < 14) { $img = $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmiranda.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 4 && $h >= 14 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairdave.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 4 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 4 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 5 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }

// FRI SCHEDULE
if ($d == 5 && $h >= 0 && $h <  { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 5 && $h >= 8 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkennysandy.jpg'; } 
else if ($d == 5 && $h >= 12 && $h < 14) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmiranda.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 5 && $h >= 14 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairdave.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 5 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 5 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 6 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }


// SAT SCHEDULE
if ($d == 0 && $h >= 8 && $h < 10) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkeplersmooth.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 6 && $h >= 10 && $h < 12) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkepler20.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 6 && $h >= 12 && $h < 16) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairkenny.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 6 && $h >= 16 && $h < 21) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairnorman.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 6 && $h >= 21 && $h < 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairpaul.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 6 && $h >= 23) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }
else if ($d == 0 && $h < 0) { $img = 'images/talent_images/onairmaria.jpg'; }

echo '<a href="http://www.smoothjazznetwork.com"><img src="'.$img.' width="200" height="76" "></a>';

?>

Pikachu2000 · March 19, 2011

It seems to work fine when I paste it in and run it locally. Have you checked the raw markup with View--->Source to see if it appears there?

danianheron · March 19, 2011

I'm using dreamweaver to edit. Do you mean that I should do a "live view" within dreamweaver (DW)? When I do that DW tells me that I'm trying to use a serverside script and that I need to set it up. It never works for me them DW just ends up displaying the text of the scrip in the viewing area.

That's amazing - it works for you.

What in the world am I missing here? Am I calling it correctly from my main page?

 <?php require ("picture.php"); ?>

does there needs to some statement in the <head> of my page? how is the identical file working for you and not for me?

PFMaBiSmAd · March 19, 2011

Php is a server-side scripting language. It gets added to a web server so that .php code will be parsed and interpreted on the server when .php pages are requested by the browser. DW has never been very server-side friendly.

You either need to install a web server with php on your local development computer (there are all-in-one packages, such as http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html ) or test your code on your 'live' web server.

danianheron · March 19, 2011

I understand. I uploaded my files and it still wont work for me. Did you note my other questions in my last reply? Am I calling the php file correctly? Is some type of statement needed in the <head> of my main file.

Pikachu2000 · March 19, 2011

When you call the page on the live server into your web browser, do a View--->Source and see if the html markup for the image:

is anywhere to be found, and if it has one of the image filenames for the src= attribute.

danianheron · March 19, 2011

It is nowhere to be found. This is what shows

 <td width="213" height="80" align="center" valign="middle"><?php require ("picture.php"); ?></td>
        <td width="385"><img src="images/listenlive.png" width="385" height="78" border="0" usemap="#Map3">
          <map name="Map3">

it does not seem to be running picture.php

Pikachu2000 · March 19, 2011

If that's the html output, then the php interpreter isn't parsing the file. Does it have a .php file extension, and are you sure the server supports php?

danianheron · March 19, 2011

this is the status of my server: php.ini

http://www.smoothjazznetwork.com/phpinfo.php

and yes the file does have a php extension

Pikachu2000 · March 19, 2011

Where is it supposed to be, because I can't find any of the markup you posted above anywhere on the main page of the site?

danianheron · March 19, 2011

figured it out. the code was ok. Dreamweaver has a function to include a serverside script - I did that and it worked. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help and patience.

inside my webpage:

 <!--#include file="picture.php" -->

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