current time between two time values

Hi

I wish to display a message letting visitor know that server is busy backing up data between 18.10 and 21.10 (6:10 - 9:10) every working day, using php.

I have written this code but I can not figure out how to incorporate minutes as well as hours. ( At present this only checks the hour).

I am sure there are better ways of writing even this code.

Can some one please help me.

$tim = localtime(time(),true);

if( (date ("l") =="Monday" || date ("l") =="Tuesday" || date ("l") =="Wednesday" || date ("l") =="Thursday" || date ("l") =="Friday" ) && 
 
!($tim['tm_hour']>=18 && $tim['tm_hour']<21 ))
 {
 echo "correct stock display";
 }
  else
  {
   echo "NOT correct stock display";
 }
 

Code (markup):

 

Hi
can some one plz tell me if I am on the right track:

I am not at all an expert on php.

I have used todays current hour and minutes and converts them to 24 hour number.
then I have simply compared it with numeric 18.166 (18:10 time) and 21.166 (21:10) and if it is between them and on weeks days I will display a message saying backup not allowed.
Thank for looking at it.

 

I think you're getting overly complicated on this. Just to clarify, you want to display one message if it is a weekday, between 18:10 and 21:10? If not, please correct me.

Try something like this:

$message = 'NOT correct stock display';

switch(date('N')):
	
	case 1: //Monday
	case 2: //Tuesday
	case 3: //Wed
	case 4: //Thurs
	case 5: //Fri
	
	$start = mktime(18,10);
	$end = mktime(21,10);
	$now = time(); //Current timestamp
	
	if($now > $start && $now < $end):
	
		$message = 'correct stock display';
		
	endif;
	
	break;
endswitch;

echo $message;

PHP:

The messages may be backwards, but this should do what you need.

 

Job done, nice and sweet.
I suppose thats the difference between novice and expert.

As always when the problem is solves , it looks simple.

Many thanks.

 

Hi
As i am a beginner, can you please explain how does it know what day of week it is?

I can understand the time check but cant understand how I can call the switch(date('N')): part.
Thanks

 

it know the day of week from this function:

date('N')

PHP:

this is the current day of week (in number).
it return (today) weekday number!

for example
if you run this function (date('N')) at monday you will got 1
if you run it at Tuesday you will got 2 and same.....

 

Awesome.

You are the best.
Thanks

 

Hi
just a slight complication.

My PHP version is 4.4.2 and therefore can not use date('N') function.

is there any easy workaround please?

thanks

 

Change to this:

switch(date('w')):

PHP:

This will still work fine for M-F, But Saturday and Sunday are different, if you ever need to use them. Saturday is 6 and Sunday is 0.

With 'N', Saturday is 6 and Sunday is 7.