Specific start time script

[lice200]

Hello,

I am writing a script (duh) that will take a set time and the current time then within the code it will echo a set link (or whatever i want). However I am having trouble coming up with a way to do it.

What I want it to do is when say it is 1030am I want it to echo a link (Set with $link). However if it is 1130am I want it to display different link instead of the other one. (Set with link2). My problem is when it is 1030am it echo's $link, then at 1130am it echo's $link2 at the same time as $link.

Can you help me find a way to make it echo only one at a time?

[code]<?php
$curtime = date('hia'); //Get the current time in format 00:00:am/pm (Without ':')
echo "Current Time: $curtime<br>";

//Specify the start time and the delay
$timestr  = "0429pm";
$link1 = "Link One";
$timestr2 = "0431pm";
$link2 = "Link Two";


if ($curtime > $timestr) { // Script start.
echo "$link1";
} if ($curtime > $timestr2) {
echo "$link2";
}


?>[/code]

[JasonLewis]

[code=php:0]} if ($curtime > $timestr2) {[/code]

that looks odd. try changing it to this:
[code=php:0]}elseif($curtime > $timestr2) {[/code]

and try removing the a in the date function, so your just testing against numbers.

[code=php:0]
$curtime = date('hi');
echo "Current Time: $curtime<br>";

//Specify the start time and the delay
$timestr  = "0429";
$link1 = "Link One";
$timestr2 = "0431";
$link2 = "Link Two";
[/code]

[btherl]

And [code=php:0]date('Hi');[/code] will give you 24 hour time, in case you want to do tests that cover both am and pm.  If you want your input to use am and pm, then do a conversion to 24 hour time before doing the test.  That's easier than trying to compare am/pm time directly.

[lice200]

So I changed my code (Below) and now it is not echo'ing the $timestr2 even though it is past the set time. I changed the date function to Hi instead of hia.

[code]<?php
//Specify the start time and the delay
$timestr  = "2333";
$link1 = "Link One";
$timestr2 = "2334";
$link2 = "Link Two";

$curtime = date('Hi'); //Get the current time in format 00:00:am/pm (Without ':')
echo "Current Time: $curtime<br>";

if ($curtime > $timestr) { // Script start.
echo "$link1";
} elseif ($curtime > $timestr2) {
echo "$link2";
}

?>[/code]

[lice200]

Anyone?