I have tweaked your code for you <?php $timer = 60; // starting time in seconds ?> <style type="text/css"> div.timer { text-align: center; margin: 15% auto; } #msg { color: red; } </style> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> var timer = <?php echo $timer ?>; // 1 minute timer.... var min = 0; var sec = 0; var active = 1; function startTimer() { i