display a video based on a date range

[Pghmediaking]

I am new to PHP so bare with me but I am trying to display videos based on a date range without using a database. The videos are independently housed inside individual .php files that I am using as includes. Can anyone take a look into what Im doing so that I can figure out if my techniques is correct. Below is the coding that I have completed:

 

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The include files are setup in this manor: 

 

video_name1.php contains this coding(as do all the other include files:

 

<video width="640" height="480" controls>
     <source src="media/ogg/easter_720x480.ogv" type="video/ogg">
     <source src="media/mp4/easter_720x480.mp4" type="video/mp4">
     <source src="media/webm/easter_720x480.webm" type="video/webm">
     <source src="media/wmv/easter_720x480.wmv" type="video/wmv">
         <object data="movie.mp4" width="640" height="480">
            <embed width="640" height="480" src="media/player.swf"></embed>
        </object>
</video>

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My php constructed to complete the task:

 

<?php
                            $video_name1="includes/video_name1.php";
                            $video_name2="includes/video_name2.php";
                            $video_name3="includes/video_name2.php";
                            $video_name4="includes/video_name2.php";
                            $video_name5="includes/video_name2.php";
                            $video_name6="includes/video_name2.php";
                        ?>
 
                        <?php
                            date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York');
                            
                            $today = strtotime(date('Y-m-d'));
                            
                            $startApr = strtotime(date('Y') . '-04-01');
                            $endMay = strtotime(date('Y') . '-5-31');
                            
                            $startJune = strtotime(date('Y') . '-06-01');
                            $endJuly = strtotime(date('Y') . '-7-31');
                            
                            $startAug = strtotime(date('Y') . '-08-01');
                            $endSept = strtotime(date('Y') . '-9-30');
                            
                            $startOct = strtotime(date('Y') . '-10-01');
                            $endNov = strtotime(date('Y') . '-11-30');
                            
                            $startDec = strtotime(date('Y') . '-12-01');
                            $endJan = strtotime(date('Y') . '-1-31');
                            
                            $startFeb = strtotime(date('Y') . '-2-01');
                            $endMarch = strtotime(date('Y') . '-3-31');
                            
                            if($today >= $startApr && $today <= $endMay) {
                                    include($video_name1);
                                }
                            else if($today >= $startJune && $today <= $endJuly)
                                {
                                    include($video_name2);
                                }
                            else if($today >= $startAug && $today <= $endSept)
                                {
                                    include($video_name3);
                                }
                            else if($today >= $startOct && $today <= $endNov)
                                {
                                    include($video_name4);
                                }
                            else if($today >= $startDec && $today <= $endJan)
                                {
                                    include($video_name5);
                                }
                            else if($today >= $startFeb && $today <= $endMarch)
                                {
                                    include($video_name6);
                                }
                        ?>

[Pghmediaking]

So I posted this topic some time ago, roughly a month, and not one person responded. Is this what is to be expected from this online community. I am looking for a site that helps new developers learn while also contributing when I can. This had almost 50 views and not one response.

[Jessica]

Probably because you didn't

A. Use code tags

B. ask an actual question or describe a problem.

[mac_gyver]

if you want to match just the month number(s) to values, you would use a lookup array to do that -
 

$map[4] = $video_name1;
$map[5] = $video_name1;
...

$today = date('n'); // 1-12

include $map[$today];

if you want to use any arbitrary month-day start and end you would use an array that lists the start and end values that you can loop through to find the matching entry -

$map[] = array('04-01','05-31',$video_name1);
$map[] = array('06-01','07-31',$video_name2);
...
$map[] = array('12-01','12-31',$video_name5); // break up any value spanning the end/start of the year
$map[] = array('01-01','01-31',$video_name5);
...

$today = date('m-d'); // 01-01 - 12-31
foreach($map as $arr){
    if($today >= $arr[0] && $today <= $arr[1]){
        include $arr[2];
        break;
    }
}