date() function

[xlordt]

im tring to create this script that.. if today is the 20 then echo this.. but if its not the 20 then echo else... but i cant get it ..

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<?php

$today = date("l, j, y");
$start = date("monday, 20, 03");
echo $today;

if($today == $start){
 echo "<Br>YaY the day has come!";
}else{
   echo "<Br>You have to wait till the 20th to access this code";
}


?>


can anyone tell me how do i go by this.. thanx

[Imaginatorium]

You have:

if($today == $start){

This compares the two *timestamps*, and matches only if they're exactly equal (to the millisecond), which almost never happens. You have to find out how to extract the "Day" value from the timestamp and compare it with 20.

[xlordt]

err and how do i do that... any hints..

[Imaginatorium]

Well, look at date() in the manual at php.net. (Search function above doesn't unfortunately seem to be working.)

There's function for printing with a format string, and if you set the format to "D" (or whatever: check!), you'll get a string with the day of the month in. Check that against 20 - I only started learning php a couple of days ago so I've forgotten (again!) already how to compare strings with integers.

[xlordt]

ahh i c what your saying.. ok thanx.. i will search the manual .. and i think you have to use.. stcmp() to compare the strings.. but anyways.. i will go and check.. thanx

[WiZARD]

Hi!
If you want what i'm solve youre problemdo next:

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<?php

$today = date("l, j, y");
$start = date("Monday, 20, 03");
echo $today;

if($today == $start){
 echo "<Br>YaY the day has come!";
}else{
   echo "<Br>You have to wait till the 20th to access this code";
}


?>


or this:

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<?php

$today = date("l, j, y");
$start = ("Monday, 20, 03");
echo $today;

if($today == $start){
 echo "<Br>YaY the day has come!";
}else{
   echo "<Br>You have to wait till the 20th to access this code";
}


?>


P.S. you no need about timestamp cause you compare simple string :!: :wink: