On 11 Nov 2012, at 19:24, "Terry Ally (Gmail)" <terrya...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I reversed it as you suggested and every future show is displaying as having > ended. In that case the code you're showing us is not the code you're running, because that's the obvious error in test.php. -Stuart -- Stuart Dallas 3ft9 Ltd http://3ft9.com/ > On 11 November 2012 19:11, Stuart Dallas <stu...@3ft9.com> wrote: > Please include the list when replying. > > On 11 Nov 2012, at 19:08, "Terry Ally (Gmail)" <terrya...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > What I want is the reverse. > > > > I want that if people attempt to access the show page after the show has > > ended that it triggers an error which takes it to another page. The actual > > conditional statement is as follows (which I will replace with timestamp): > > > > $todaydate = date("D, M jS, Y g:i:s a"); > > $showenddate = date("D, M jS, Y g:i:s a", > > strtotime($showsRecord['end_date'])); > > if ($todaydate > $showenddate) { > > header( 'Location: eventdetails_error.php' ) ; > > } > > This is what you have: > > if ($todaydate > $showenddate): > echo "The date of the show has not yet arrived<br>"; > else: > echo "The show has ended<br>"; > endif; > > That says: if the current time is later than the end date of the show, tell > them the date of the show hasn't arrived yet. > > What you mean is: if the current time is later than the end of the show, tell > them the show has ended. > > if ($todaydate < $showenddate): > echo "The date of the show has not yet arrived<br>"; > else: > echo "The show has ended<br>"; > endif; > > It's a simple logic error. > > -Stuart > > -- > Stuart Dallas > 3ft9 Ltd > http://3ft9.com/ > > > On 11 November 2012 19:04, Stuart Dallas <stu...@3ft9.com> wrote: > > On 11 Nov 2012, at 19:00, "Terry Ally (Gmail)" <terrya...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi Shiplu and Stuart, > > > > > > Comparing timestamps was my first option. I've reinstated it. Have a look > > > at http://www.lakesidesurrey.co.uk/test.php (show_source included) and you > > > will see that PHP is still outputting the wrong thing. > > > > > > I just can't figure out what's wrong. > > > > Your comparison is backwards: > > > > if ($todaydate > $showenddate): > > > > should be > > > > if ($todaydate < $showenddate): > > > > -Stuart > > > > -- > > Stuart Dallas > > 3ft9 Ltd > > http://3ft9.com/ > > > > > On 11 November 2012 18:48, shiplu <shiplu....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> You can always use timestamp which is integer. > > >> > > >> $todaydate = time(); > > >> $showenddate = strtotime($showsRecord['end_date']); > > >> > > >> > > >> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 12:30 AM, Terry Ally (Gmail) > > >> <terrya...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> > > >>> Hi all, > > >>> > > >>> I am having a problem with comparing time. I am using the following: > > >>> > > >>> $todaydate = date("D, M jS, Y g:i:s a"); > > >>> $showenddate = date("D, M jS, Y g:i:s a", > > >>> strtotime($showsRecord['end_date'])); > > >>> > > >>> if ($todaydate > $showenddate): > > >>> echo "The date of the show has not yet arrived"; > > >>> else: > > >>> echo "The show has ended"; > > >>> endif; > > >>> > > >>> The problem that I am encountering is that PHP is rendering the reverse > > >>> of > > >>> the equation. For example: > > >>> > > >>> If today's date is *11 Nov 2012* and the show's end date is *18 Nov > > >>> 2012*, > > >>> the message that I am getting is *the show has ended* which is wrong. A > > >>> > > >>> test example is at http://www.lakesidesurrey.co.uk/test.php. > > >>> > > >>> You can also me what I am doing wrong? > > >>> > > >>> Thanks > > >>> Terry > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Shiplu.Mokadd.im > > >> ImgSign.com | A dynamic signature machine > > >> Innovation distinguishes between follower and leader > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Terry Ally* > > > Twitter.com/terryally > > > Facebook.com/terryally > > > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > > > To print or not to print this email is the environmentally-searching > > > question! > > > Which has the highest ecological cost? A sheet of paper or constantly > > > switching on your computer and connecting to the Internet to read your > > > email? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Terry Ally > > Twitter.com/terryally > > Facebook.com/terryally > > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > > To print or not to print this email is the environmentally-searching > > question! > > Which has the highest ecological cost? A sheet of paper or constantly > > switching on your computer and connecting to the Internet to read your > > email? > > > > > > > -- > Terry Ally > Twitter.com/terryally > Facebook.com/terryally > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > To print or not to print this email is the environmentally-searching question! > Which has the highest ecological cost? A sheet of paper or constantly > switching on your computer and connecting to the Internet to read your email? >
