php calculating help

[Captain09]

Hi,

I have in the config file:

define("VARIABLE","3600*12");

 

and now I want that the other file calculates it into hours:

      if(VARIABLE== 3600){ echo ''.(VARIABLE/3600).' hour'; }

else if(VARIABLE>= 3601 AND 86400 <= 86400){ echo ''.(VARIABLE/3600).' hours'; }

 

but it always shows me 1hour because it doesn't recognize the *12

anyone could help me???

[Jessica]

You're putting that inside a string, which makes it the string 3600*12. Just do the math and save it.

define('VARIABLE', 43200);

 

 

[Mahngiel]

define("VARIABLE","3600*12");

What's the sense in this?  Just do the math yourself (Plus, it's a string when quoted ^jesi)

 

if(VARIABLE== 3600){ echo ''.(VARIABLE/3600).' hour'; }

Foremost, this is pointless logic.  IF it's equal to 3600, why perform math when you know the output will be static?

 

Methinks you've left the most important information out.

 

 

[Captain09]

can I let php do the math for me?

It should be easy to config and you can set hours easier with 3600*x

Sure I can do the math on my own but its more confortable to config

[Jessica]

Try doing it not in a string. If you're doing it for every single hour, you're doing something wrong with your logic.

[Mahngiel]

why don't you tell us what you're really doing, and we can advise you more properly.

[Captain09]

Its the newbox of a browsergame for the duration of the beginner protection.

If the duration is 1h it shows you 1 hours.

So I wanted to correct it.