Please,
How do i make php time() function static

that is, lets say d is 3:00 pm, it would be reading as 3:00 pm through out d execution of the script.

ANTONINEUTRON:
Please,
How do i make php time() function static

that is, lets say d is 3:00 pm, it would be reading as 3:00 pm through out d execution of the script.

Are you trying to like stop time.
Pleadr give an instance of what you are trying to do

beatsbyj2g:
Are you trying to like stop time. Pleadr give an instance of what you are trying to do

check diz script.
echo date("h:i:s a",time()); //will return return current time let's say 10:00 pm
i want it to remain as 10:00pm without changing again to 10:01pm .... as long as the script is running, till the user exit.

Santa maria! i don nearly mad finish just trying to think of what this person is saying.

ANTONINEUTRON:

check diz script.

echo date("h:i:s a",time());
//will return return current time let's say 10:00 pm

i want it to remain as 10:00pm without changing again to 10:01pm ....
as long as the script is running, till the user exit.

I thought they said time waits for no man, you think it will wait for a mere script?

ANTONINEUTRON:

check diz script.

echo date("h:i:s a",time());
//will return return current time let's say 10:00 pm

i want it to remain as 10:00pm without changing again to 10:01pm ....
as long as the script is running, till the user exit.

you can assign time() to a variable at the begining of your script, then you will be using that variable whenever you want.
like x=time()

disco82:

you can assign time() to a variable at the begining of your script, then you will be using that variable whenever you want.
like x=time()

this is when script exits abi. but the dude says when a user exits - probably session thangs.

guente02:

I thought they said time waits for no man, you think it will wait for a mere script?

check your post, the time/date u wrote this post written at d heading.

dhtml18:
Santa maria! i don nearly mad finish just trying to think of what this person is saying.

a correct example is Nairaland time at the of every post

ANTONINEUTRON:

a correct example is Nairaland time at the of every post

The time on every post on nl is na db information na. Like post_time.

ANTONINEUTRON:

a correct example is Nairaland time at the of every post

This is an db work not time() function you have first set date using date() function insert into db and fetch thats how nairaland date works

Dangujba1111:

This is an db work not time() function you have first set date using date() function insert into db and fetch thats how nairaland date works

Yea i've done that and it's working THANKS

You can use mysql timestamp for this (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS) field type to store your time and date variables in mysql.

$sDate = date("Y-m-d H:i:s" )
; // 2016-10-12 09:48:00
mysql_query("insert into `table_name` set `created_on` = '$sDate'" )
;

It also gives you the ability to use mysql functions to compare dates, calculate time differences and so on directly in your mysql query.

Note: Also you can always retrieve the timestamp using strtotime() function.

$result = mysql_query("select `created_on` from `table_name`" )
;
$row = mysql_fetch_row($result)
;
$iTimestamp = strtotime($row[0])
; // 1428390771

ANTONINEUTRON:

check diz script.

echo date("h:i:s a",time());
//will return return current time let's say 10:00 pm

i want it to remain as 10:00pm without changing again to 10:01pm ....
as long as the script is running, till the user exit.

Let me guess u want to carry out more Dan 1 operations eg inserting two data sets into separate tables

just get the time

$t = time(); // wen d user enters d script

$use1 = date($format,$t);
$use2 = date($format,$t);
$useN= date($format,$t);

i.e don't call time() inside date(); if you want a static time

I think what OP needs is to store the time in a variable within the script and use the stored version of the time all through the script. The script must be one that runs for long period for the whole puzzle to make sense.

Sibrah:
I think what OP needs is to store the time in a variable within the script and use the stored version of the time all through the script. The script must be one that runs for long period for the whole puzzle to make sense.

I Ave Done That Already, Still It Isn't Working, The Time Continue Working.

I Think D Database Method Is I Save As A String, When The User Exit The Script, I Delete It From The Database.
It's Side-Effect Is, The Table Would Be Littered With Useless Times(When The User Exit The Script Half-way)

AnyWay Am Going With That Method.

Sorry it would have been much easier to implement in Java but you are talking python snake men....

Anyway with java, I think this will do:

private static final time t = Date (new LocaltimeDate().getInstance())

When I wake up, I will try if it will work.

Sorry it would have been much easier to implement in Java but you are talking python snake men....

Anyway with java, I think this will do:

private static final time t = Date.getTime (new LocaltimeDate().getInstance())

When I wake up, I will try if it will work.

ugwum007:
Sorry it would have been much easier to implement in Java but you are talking python snake men....

Anyway with java, I think this will do:

private static final time t = Date.getTime (new LocaltimeDate().getInstance())

When I wake up, I will try if it will work.

The guy already has a solution. Which is to store the time to db. I wish people on this forum can understand a question before answering.

directonpc:

The guy already has a solution. Which is to store the time to db. I wish people on this forum can understand a question before answering.

Must it involve a database, what if he writes or logs it to a file.
The other people in this forum likes killing rats with one method.

ugwum007:


Must it involve a database, what if he writes or logs it to a file.
The other people in this forum likes killing rats with one method.

He is asking for something like nairaland post time. So a db will be preferable. Instead of logging to a file.

ugwum007:

Must it involve a database, what if he writes or logs it to a file. The other people in this forum likes killing rats with one method.

is there another way of doing this

ANTONINEUTRON:

is there another way of doing this

Just a theory I have in my head, get the instance of time you want. Write it as a string to a file and save. U can read that time from the text file as a string as many times as you want. After the operations, you can delete the text file (use another thread to do that).

Since is php u are asking of and it is probably for website development, u can use database as suggested.

ugwum007:


Must it involve a database, what if he writes or logs it to a file.
The other people in this forum likes killing rats with one method.

session and cookie can do the trick too, or even a log file. It is overkill to use a database for something as basic as this.

ANTONINEUTRON:

is there another way of doing this

There is one thing you still do not get my friend, there are many ways of tackling problems in programming. But if we do not know what you are trying to achieve, we cannot just be talking anyhow.

dhtml18:

session and cookie can do the trick too, or even a log file. It is overkill to use a database for something as basic as this.

Thanks