PHP to JavaScript Equivalent

[unemployment]

I am using a mysql db and I use this time function as a parameter in my news feed.  I want a JavaScript equivalent so that I can pull in the data via Ajax. Any idea what that would be?

 

echo $now = date('Y-m-d H:s:i', time());

[dougjohnson]

This tizag link will show you all you need to now I think:

 

http://www.tizag.com/javascriptT/javascriptdate.php

[fugix]

this will help

[unemployment]

this will help

 

URL, please?

[unemployment]

This tizag link will show you all you need to now I think:

 

http://www.tizag.com/javascriptT/javascriptdate.php

 

Unfortunately it didn't even though I tried creating a function for it.

[fugix]

oops im sorry. here

[dougjohnson]

Something like this? (I didn't verfiy this)

 

var currentTime = new Date()
var month = currentTime.getMonth() + 1
var day = currentTime.getDate()
var year = currentTime.getFullYear()
var hours = currentTime.getHours()
var minutes = currentTime.getMinutes()

currentDate = year + "-" + month + "-" + day

if (minutes < 10){
minutes = "0" + minutes
}
thetime = hours + ":" + minutes + " "

if (hours > 11) {
ampm = "PM"
} else {
ampm = "AM"
}
fulldatetime = currentDate + " " + thetime + " " ampm

[dougjohnson]

The code above works but you'll need to fix the syntax error at the end:

 

fulldatetime = currentDate + " " + thetime + " " ampm

 

TO

 

fulldatetime = currentDate + " " + thetime + " " + ampm

[Adam]

If you're using AJAX, then I'm assuming you're connecting to a PHP script. Why not just have PHP generate the date from there? Or if you want the date to be selectable / relative to the client-time, then you could pass in a unix timestamp (which is much easier to generate with JS) and again let PHP handle the formatting.

[dougjohnson]

I agree.  I would always use PHP instead of javascript if possible.

[fugix]

I agree.  I would always use PHP instead of javascript if possible.

both have there pros and cons

[Maq]

I agree.  I would always use PHP instead of javascript if possible.

both have there pros and cons

Care to elaborate?

[fugix]

I agree.  I would always use PHP instead of javascript if possible.

both have there pros and cons

Care to elaborate?

well its a situational kind of thing...it depends what you need to be done to declare which language would be better suited for you...i wouldnt go as far as saying that I would always use PHP instead of js...