setting counter back to date('z')

[dekonstruct]

I'm having problems setting $_SESSION['dailies'] back to the date when it gets to 0.

Here's my code:
[code]<?php

session_start();

$date = date('z');

###counter###

if(isset($_SESSION['counted'])){
$new = $_SESSION['counted'] - 5;
$_SESSION['counted'] = $new;
}else {
$_SESSION['counted'] = 0;
}

#########

### supposed to set counter back to date ###

if ($_SESSION['dailies'] <= 0) {
$_SESSION['dailies'] = date('z');
}

else {
$_SESSION['dailies'] = $date + $_SESSION['counted'];
echo $_SESSION['dailies'];
}


?>

[/code]

I think it might have something to do with the placement of my if statement in the code but I've tried it both before and after the counter function. BAH!

Any help and I'll love you forever. (in a non brokeback kind of way).

[trq]

[quote]I've tried it both before and after the counter function.[/quote]

You don't have a counter function, so Im not sure what your talking about there.

Could you show us where you first define $_SESSION['dailies']?

[dekonstruct]

I first define $_SESSION['dailies']; in the else part with:
[code]$_SESSION['dailies'] = $date + $_SESSION['counted'];[/code]

It's so that when the page first loads it's at 0 and when it refreshes it counts down from the day. If there's a better way to do it I'm all ears, it feels like an ineloquent solution but I'm still learning obviously.

Thanks!