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Help with date/time in PHP

Discussion in 'PHP' started by pmf123, Jul 30, 2008.

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    I am trying to code the following:

    $expires = current date + 7 days



    and


    if current date > $expires echo('expired');


    can anyone help?
     
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    #2 
    
$now = time();    // current unix timestamp
$day = 3600 * 24; //numbers of seconds per day

$expires = $now + 7*$day;
    PHP:
    
$now = time(); // current unix timestamp
if($now > $expires) 
  echo ('expired');
    PHP:
     
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    how would you display the actual time from that value?
     
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    #4 
    
$time = time(); //current time stamp
echo strftime ("%D", $time);
    PHP:
    To know what the %D means, and other possibilities you have, you must read this page http://www.php.net/strftime
     
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