Help with countdown function

[Hobbyist_PHPer]

Hi, I have a JQuery script that I am using part of, partially, and I could use some help with it... Right now it counts down and displays in seconds, I am hoping someone can show me how to make it display in minutes and seconds... Then the next function in it is a submit form function... that's the part that I'm not currently using, but need to for the next step... So, here's what I have...

 

            if ($row['CallTaken'] == "No")
            {
        ?>
                <script>
                    $(function() {
                    var seconds = 600;
                    setTimeout(updateCountdown, 1000);

                    function updateCountdown() {
                        seconds--;
                        if (seconds > 0) {
                            $("#countdown").text("You have " + seconds + " seconds remaining");
                            setTimeout(updateCountdown, 1000);
                        } else {
                            submitForm();
                        } 
                    }
                    });
                    // Here the operator has not answered the call within 10 minutes, need to take action...
                    function submitForm() {
                    document.forms[0].submit();
                    }
                </script>
        <?
            }
            else 
            {
            ?>
                <script>
                    $(function() {
                    $("#countdown").text("You have accepted the call.");
                    });
                </script>
            <?
            }

 

The submit form section, I would like to know if that would allow me to put a hidden form in the page, name or id it, and then have that function submit it?

[rythemton]

minutes = math.floor( seconds/60 );
countseconds = seconds % 60;
text = "You have " + minutes + ":" + ( countseconds < 10 ? "0" : "" ) + countseconds + " remaining.

[Hobbyist_PHPer]

minutes = math.floor( seconds/60 );
countseconds = seconds % 60;
text = "You have " + minutes + ":" + ( countseconds < 10 ? "0" : "" ) + countseconds + " remaining.

 

I appreciate your response, and it would seem that your code should work, but so much as even adding the minutes variable anywhere, breaks the function.