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[comet]

Hi there

Is there a way to have the php code count down real-time seconds? So say I want it to count from 60 seconds...is there a way to tell it count 60 seconds down to zero, using real time? ...not depedant on the server's time hopefully...

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[savannah]

No. PHP is client side and once parsed you can't do anything anymore. It's static in that regard. You'll need something client side like JavaScript -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[tulip]

Originally Posted by savannah

No. PHP is client side and once parsed you can't do anything anymore. It's static in that regard. You'll need something client side like JavaScript

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[ROLAND]

but you can use Javascript and it's settimeout function as a clientside "looper" to display a countdown.

you can even integrate what the javascript counts down from by modifying the javascript variables with PHP -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[yorke]

Or you could do it in Flash. Easier to control the look of the timer.

PHP could also be used to set a cookie and trigger the timer's start relative to the last time the visitor was cookied on your site. -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --