some php howto?

whyme953 · 06-28-2004, 02:11 PM

hi,

i am trying to do as follows:
i have some info that changes every week, every week i would like to display that weeks info.
i'm not sure if this is the best way to go about it but what i was thinking is to use the file () function with a list of every weeks info.
what do i need to do in order to display a different element of the array each week? (the correct one for that week)

thanks.
any help is greatly appreciated.

sadcox66 · 06-29-2004, 06:32 PM

Not sure where your getting stuck.

just name your text files 01.txt to 52.txt

then use fread() as described here.
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.fread.php

It all depends how you want to display the data.
Lot of tips on delimiting your data on that page.

iDeviseFlash · 06-29-2004, 06:36 PM

lol, thats a good idea. I use it the same basically for flash and XML feeds!

whyme953 · 06-29-2004, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sadcox66
Not sure where your getting stuck.

just name your text files 01.txt to 52.txt

then use fread() as described here.
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.fread.php

It all depends how you want to display the data.
Lot of tips on delimiting your data on that page.

thanks alot for your help, however, i dont think i explained myself properly.
first of all let me begin by saying that i am very new to php (as well as to web design in general).
what i want to change every week is only a couple of words or strings in a sentence, but i want it to change every week automatically.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/programming/36356-some-php-howto.html

i.e. (not exactly what i want to say, rather the general idea)
<?php
print "this week shabbat begins at $begins pm EDT and ends at $ends pm EDT"
?>

what i meant when i spoke about using the file function was to make a list of all the times and using the file function to return the list as an array.
my problem is how could i set it up that the value of $begins moves (increments?) every week to the next element of the array, which is the proper time for that week?

i'm not sure if the whole array thing is the right way to go about doing this but with my limited knowledge of php its the only thing i could think of.

the only way i know of would be to use a if / elseif conditional with 52 different conditions. i figure there's gotta be an easier way to do it.
thanks again for the help

iDeviseFlash · 06-30-2004, 06:45 AM

so, do you wanna have this thing set up where all you do is change some things and every week, it updates?

whyme953 · 06-30-2004, 07:56 AM

no, what i want to do is set it up once in the beginning of the year and have it update itself every week

iDeviseFlash · 06-30-2004, 08:02 AM

ok, so i assume you would want to write the txt files or whatever new every week? you could prolly use a simple like, if date = 2nd week or something to change on the week.

e39m5 · 06-30-2004, 08:21 AM

make a new file name it times.php, in the file put

<?php
$begins = begintime;
$ends = endtime;
?>

In you index file add:
<?php
require 'times.php';
print "this week shabbat begins at $begins pm EDT and ends at $ends pm EDT";
?>

Now, each week when you want to cahnge the times just go into times.php and change them

iDeviseFlash · 06-30-2004, 08:39 AM

but he doent what to, lol, he wants it to run once, and then my just automated right? and how would u get the time? i mean, i get what your trying to do, but it doesnt seem like your getting the sys time.

e39m5 · 06-30-2004, 08:46 AM

hmm, maybe he wants a form that he can input the start and end time in so he doesn't hav to directly edit the files, that ouwld be easy to do with my code

iDeviseFlash · 06-30-2004, 09:01 AM

Ya. but how wouldyou call the date/time from the script? is there someting where you just call it from the server? like an IP is easy, is there something like that for date/time

e39m5 · 06-30-2004, 09:04 AM

he would have to input the start time and end time in times.php, the require function will call all of the variables in times.php, the variables are then used in the sentence.

iDeviseFlash · 06-30-2004, 09:26 AM

me?

Peter · 06-30-2004, 09:38 AM

why not as already said have 52 text files each file would contain:-

<?php
$begins = "5pm";
$ends = "7pm";
?>

each file would have the correct times in for that week and each file could be named after its week number, then simply use the date function to find which week number today's date is then call the script using include($week_number.".txt")

or just use the 1 file and have an array in the 1 file the index being again the week number as found by the current date and state the start time and end time in that array

to find the week number simply look at http://uk2.php.net/strftime which gives the basic knowledge of how to do it

iDeviseFlash · 06-30-2004, 09:57 AM

i c, thanks for that link, its really nice!

Peter · 06-30-2004, 01:50 PM

yeah the php manual is really good, I advise anyone coding in PHP to consult it regularly, if the official descriptions dont help the user remarks ussually do.

whyme953 · 06-30-2004, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by filth
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=36356
why not as already said have 52 text files each file would contain:-

<?php
$begins = "5pm";
$ends = "7pm";
?>

each file would have the correct times in for that week and each file could be named after its week number, then simply use the date function to find which week number today's date is then call the script using include($week_number.".txt")

thanks i think this is just what i'm looking for.

the only problem with it is that i need the weeks to start on sunday not on monday. i think i know what i need to do about that but i'm not sure:

i will call not only the week, but the day of the week as well.

if ($day_of_week==sun)
$week_number = $week_number++

i am very new to this so my syntax may be a little off, i'll look it up when i'm ready to do my scripting.

if i do this is there any reason to add a "else"?

iDeviseFlash · 06-30-2004, 06:48 PM

umm, lol, i dont know where you are from, but most places in the world,(including where the PHP manual is written), weeks do start on snuday, lol...

whyme953 · 06-30-2004, 07:35 PM

yeah MY week begins on sunday but the problem is that the numbering system for the weeks (ISO-8601 whatever that is) starts their week on monday (go figure)

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php
format character W

iDeviseFlash · 06-30-2004, 07:39 PM

lol, where are they? so whats your problem if they have added it for you?

whyme953 · 06-30-2004, 07:43 PM

sorry i meant to say that the week numbers go from monday to monday not that they start their week on monday.

Quote:

Originally posted by iDeviseFlash
so whats your problem if they have added it for you?

who added what?

iDeviseFlash · 06-30-2004, 07:49 PM

PHP, with the W, lol.

whyme953 · 06-30-2004, 07:56 PM

i dont think i'm following you... i dont think you're following me...
that W is the format character to get the week number with the date function

echo date ("W"); // prints the week number

iDeviseFlash · 06-30-2004, 08:10 PM

yes, but it says on the link that it starts with monday right? im gonna go back and look.

whyme953 · 06-30-2004, 08:16 PM

i am really not following you, i have no idea what you're trying to say...

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whyme953 NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 92	some php howto? hi, i am trying to do as follows: i have some info that changes every week, every week i would like to display that weeks info. i'm not sure if this is the best way to go about it but what i was thinking is to use the file () function with a list of every weeks info. what do i need to do in order to display a different element of the array each week? (the correct one for that week) thanks. any help is greatly appreciated.

06-29-2004, 06:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
sadcox66 New Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2	Not sure where your getting stuck. just name your text files 01.txt to 52.txt then use fread() as described here. http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.fread.php It all depends how you want to display the data. Lot of tips on delimiting your data on that page. __________________ osCommerce Loaded Shopping Cart

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whyme953 NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 92	no, what i want to do is set it up once in the beginning of the year and have it update itself every week __________________ Bais Menachem

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iDeviseFlash Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,030	ok, so i assume you would want to write the txt files or whatever new every week? you could prolly use a simple like, if date = 2nd week or something to change on the week. __________________ ~~ SIG FOR SALE ~~ Click here...

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e39m5 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,189	make a new file name it times.php, in the file put <?php $begins = begintime; $ends = endtime; ?> In you index file add: <?php require 'times.php'; print "this week shabbat begins at $begins pm EDT and ends at $ends pm EDT"; ?> Now, each week when you want to cahnge the times just go into times.php and change them

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iDeviseFlash Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,030	but he doent what to, lol, he wants it to run once, and then my just automated right? and how would u get the time? i mean, i get what your trying to do, but it doesnt seem like your getting the sys time. __________________ ~~ SIG FOR SALE ~~ Click here...

06-30-2004, 08:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
e39m5 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,189	hmm, maybe he wants a form that he can input the start and end time in so he doesn't hav to directly edit the files, that ouwld be easy to do with my code

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iDeviseFlash Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,030	Ya. but how wouldyou call the date/time from the script? is there someting where you just call it from the server? like an IP is easy, is there something like that for date/time __________________ ~~ SIG FOR SALE ~~ Click here...

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e39m5 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,189	he would have to input the start time and end time in times.php, the require function will call all of the variables in times.php, the variables are then used in the sentence. Last edited by e39m5; 06-30-2004 at 11:53 AM.

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Peter NamePros Expert Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,074	why not as already said have 52 text files each file would contain:- <?php $begins = "5pm"; $ends = "7pm"; ?> each file would have the correct times in for that week and each file could be named after its week number, then simply use the date function to find which week number today's date is then call the script using include($week_number.".txt") or just use the 1 file and have an array in the 1 file the index being again the week number as found by the current date and state the start time and end time in that array to find the week number simply look at http://uk2.php.net/strftime which gives the basic knowledge of how to do it __________________ Manage your portfolio using my new Domain Portfolio Management script. Securing Your Domain Name From Theft

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iDeviseFlash Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,030	umm, lol, i dont know where you are from, but most places in the world,(including where the PHP manual is written), weeks do start on snuday, lol... __________________ ~~ SIG FOR SALE ~~ Click here...

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whyme953 NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 92	yeah MY week begins on sunday but the problem is that the numbering system for the weeks (ISO-8601 whatever that is) starts their week on monday (go figure) http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php format character W __________________ Bais Menachem

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iDeviseFlash Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,030	lol, where are they? so whats your problem if they have added it for you? __________________ ~~ SIG FOR SALE ~~ Click here...

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iDeviseFlash Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,030	PHP, with the W, lol. __________________ ~~ SIG FOR SALE ~~ Click here...

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whyme953 NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 92	i dont think i'm following you... i dont think you're following me... that W is the format character to get the week number with the date function echo date ("W"); // prints the week number __________________ Bais Menachem

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iDeviseFlash Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,030	yes, but it says on the link that it starts with monday right? im gonna go back and look. __________________ ~~ SIG FOR SALE ~~ Click here...

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whyme953 NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 92	i am really not following you, i have no idea what you're trying to say... __________________ Bais Menachem

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