Date/Time Question.

[mepman]

Ive just started to learn PHP and got hold of some open source game scripts and have started to edit them as im learning i wanted to add a jail system but needing some help.

 

Anyway here is what im trying to do, this may seem really stupid to advanced people.

 

I have 2 fields 'jailstart' and 'jailend'

 

when they go to jail i update jailstart with date("U") and then jailend with date("U")+120; < So 2 minutes.

 

but now i need to display it as such so it says You have 2 minutes left in jail.

So i need to convert date("U") to minutes if thats possible or even doing this another way

 

thanks in advance!!

[Orio]

<?php

//lets suppose that the "jailend" is in the variable $end

$diff = time()-$end;
if($diff <= 0)
echo "You are free!";
else
{
$mins = $dif%60 +1;
echo "You are in jail for ".$mins." more minutes!";
}

?>

 

Orio