[php] PHP Time Period Help

[robyholmes]

Hi All,

 

For a while now I've been running a PHP page as part of my Xibo setup which showed the current period in the day. I get the orginal code from this forum but over time I've had a lot of problems with it. Today I noticed its now working correctly again. Please could keen PHP coders take a look at tell me why 'Break' is appearing with 'Period 3' from 11:20 to 12:00. The break text should not be shown from 11:20 onwards. I outputted the $hour and $minute so I know the server time is as it should be.

 

$hour=Date("G");
$minute=Date("i");


if (($hour < "8" && $hour == "8") || ($hour == "8" && $minute <= "50"))
{
echo("Before School");
}
if (($hour == "8" && $minute > "50") || ($hour == "9" && $minute < "5"))
{
echo("Registration");
}
if (($hour == "9" && $minute > "5") || ($hour == "10" && $minute < "5"))
{
echo("Period 1");
}
if (($hour == "10" && $minute > "5") || ($hour == "11" && $minute < "5"))
{
echo("Period 2");
}
if (($hour == "11" && $minute > "5") || ($hour == "11" && $minute < "20"))
{ 
echo("Break");
}
if (($hour == "11" && $minute > "20") || ($hour == "12" && $minute < "20"))
{
echo("Period 3");
}
if (($hour == "12" && $minute > "20") || ($hour == "13" && $minute < "20"))
{
echo("Lunch");
} 
if (($hour == "13" && $minute > "15") || ($hour == "14" && $minute < "15"))
{
echo("Period 4");
} 
if (($hour == "14" && $minute > "15") || ($hour == "15" && $minute < "15"))
{
echo("Period 5");
} 
if (($hour == "15" && $minute > "15") || ($hour > "16" && $minute < "30"))
{
echo("After School");
} 

 

I think its ignoring the minute condition, but all the others seem to work fine so not sure what's going on.

 

Thank You, Rob

[yorkie]

You need both conditions to be correct so should use and instead of or for the two time conditions.

 

For break the time should be after 11:05 and before 11:20.

[unixman_again]

Personally, I would do something like

 

if (time() > strtotime("09:05") && time() <= strtotime("10:05")) {echo "Period 1";}

etc

 

You will most likely warnings about TZ but you can either turn off warnings or include

date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London');

[robyholmes]

Personally, I would do something like

 

if (time() > strtotime("09:05") && time() <= strtotime("10:05")) {echo "Period 1";}

etc

 

You will most likely warnings about TZ but you can either turn off warnings or include

date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London');

 

Hi @unixman_again

 

I've tried to put $time=Date and get a warning about 'Use of undefined constant date' which is guess is what you mean. However including the above results in a PHP error.

[kjadams]

Hi Roby,

 

I managed to get this to work in the past.

 

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/general-chat/36295-anyone-using-xibo-20.html

 

Good luck.

[Katy]

As @yorkie said, you need to change your or's to and's.

 

[color=#007700][font=monospace]if (([/font][/color][color=#0000BB][font=monospace]$hour [/font][/color][color=#007700][font=monospace]== [/font][/color][color=#DD0000][font=monospace]"11" [/font][/color][color=#007700][font=monospace]&& [/font][/color][color=#0000BB][font=monospace]$minute [/font][/color][color=#007700][font=monospace]> [/font][/color][color=#DD0000][font=monospace]"5"[/font][/color][color=#007700][font=monospace]) && ([/font][/color][color=#0000BB][font=monospace]$hour [/font][/color][color=#007700][font=monospace]== [/font][/color][color=#DD0000][font=monospace]"11" [/font][/color][color=#007700][font=monospace]&& [/font][/color][color=#0000BB][font=monospace]$minute [/font][/color][color=#007700][font=monospace]< [/font][/color][color=#DD0000][font=monospace]"20"[/font][/color][color=#007700][font=monospace]))

This means it will only show when it is between 11:05-11:20 rather than after 11:05 or before 11:20 (which would catch all of 11:00-11:59)[/font][/color]

[robyholmes]

As @yorkie said, you need to change your or's to and's.

 

Hi @Katy,

 

Thanks, after a bit of trail and error I think I've got it working. I need && when the hour is the same on each side, but || when the hour is different. I'll keep an eye on it today and see if it works correctly.

 

 date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London');
echo('');

$hour=Date("G");
$minute=Date("i");

if (($hour == "8" && $hour == "8") && ($hour == "8" && $minute <= "50"))
{
echo("Before School");
}
if (($hour == "8" && $minute > "50") && ($hour == "9" && $minute < "5"))
{
echo("Registration");
}
if (($hour == "9" && $minute > "5") || ($hour == "10" && $minute < "5"))
{
echo("Period 1");
}
if (($hour == "10" && $minute > "5") || ($hour == "11" && $minute < "5"))
{
echo("Period 2");
}
if (($hour == "11" && $minute > "5") && ($hour == "11" && $minute < "20"))
{ 
echo("Break");
}
if (($hour == "11" && $minute > "20") || ($hour == "12" && $minute < "20"))
{
echo("Period 3");
}
if (($hour == "12" && $minute > "20") || ($hour == "13" && $minute < "20"))
{
echo("Lunch");
} 
if (($hour == "13" && $minute > "15") || ($hour == "14" && $minute < "15"))
{
echo("Period 4");
} 
if (($hour == "14" && $minute > "15") || ($hour == "15" && $minute < "15"))
{
echo("Period 5");
} 
if (($hour == "15" && $minute > "15") || ($hour > "16" && $minute < "30"))
{
echo("After School");
} 


echo('');
?> 

 

Thank you all!