Date and time.. Yikes

Aaron · 01-17-2008, 01:15 AM

PHP Code:


			
<?php 
$timestamp = time();
$oldtimestamp = mktime(5,50,23,4,30,2005); //5:50.23 on April 30, 3005
$difference = $timestamp - $oldtimestamp;
$getdate = getdate($difference);
print "The date is ";
print date("M-D-Y");
print "<br />";
print "The time is ";
print date("g:i");
print "<br /><br />";

print "<br /><br />";
print "This makes a timestamp of $timestamp";
print "<br />";
print "We will also be using the timestamp $oldtimestamp.<br />";
print "The difference is $difference";
print "<br />";
print "If you format that, it comes out as a ";
print $getdate[hours];
print " hour difference."; //This does not tell the difference in time, just the difference in the hour of the day.
print "<br />";

//Whats left undone...
//I need to find a way to calculate the time elapsed between two timeestamps, and execute an action when that time exceeds another time.  I also need to find a way to add time to it.  For instance, I want to stop displaying something a month from now, but if somone submits a form, it will stop displaying two months from now.
?>

So, anyway, as you can see I have been toying around with time lately... How do I do what is commented at the bottem? One thing I neglected to add was that I need a way to do it in real time.