If statement running when it shouldn't

[bschultz]

The following code ran as true on Friday at 11:45pm...and $showname did not equal anything...anyone know why?

 

if ((($dow != 'Friday' || $dow != 'Saturday') && $hour == '23' && $minute == '45') || $showname == 'livingthecountrylife')

 

This should only run on Sunday, MOnday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night at 11:45pm...or when run from command line passing the variable Showname the value of livingthecountrylife.

 

The date and time variables are set like this:

 

$year = date('Y'); // 4 digit
$month = date('m'); // with leading zeros
$date = date('d'); // with leading zeros
$dow = date('l'); // Sunday Monday Tuesday...etc
$hour = date('H'); // 24 hour with leading zeros
$minute = date('i'); // with leading zero
$now = date('Y-m-d');

 

Thanks!

[mac_gyver]

because you are using negative logic, you must complement the conditional test OR you could use true logic and complement that expression. either of the following should work (untested) -

 

if ((($dow != 'Friday' && $dow != 'Saturday') && $hour == '23' && $minute == '45') || $showname == 'livingthecountrylife')

 

if ((!($dow == 'Friday' || $dow == 'Saturday') && $hour == '23' && $minute == '45') || $showname == 'livingthecountrylife')

[bschultz]

That makes sense...thanks!