Re: Re[2]: [PHP] timer on sessions?

So under the time() call, comparing it to a simple numerical value such as "300" it knows that you are talking about 300 seconds? Is that because it is a unix timestamp? I previously tried using date("s") to give me the seconds from today's date then tried the compare, so using time() will work better. Thanks a ton. Jas "Asmodean" <asmodean@lka.nu> wrote in message news:14814144515.20020717180945@lka.nu... > J> I am not able to test from this machine so please tell me if I am right or > J> wrong on this: > J> $tmp = time(); > J> $tme = time() - 5*60; > J> session_register('tmp'); > if ($tmp >>= $tme) { > J> echo 'Time has not reached 5 minutes, session still valid'; > J> } else { > J> echo 'Timer has reached 5 minutes, you will need to log back in to > J> continue.'; } > > J> "Asmodean" <asmodean@lka.nu> wrote in message > J> news:8312607156.20020717174408@lka.nu... > >> J> Not sure how to go about setting up a function to parse the date, hour, > >> J> minutes, seconds, take the seconds and register them in a session var, > J> then > >> J> do a check on the session var (seconds) vs. the seconds var + 5*60 (or > J> 5 > >> J> minutes) to time out the session and force the user to log back in. My > >> J> problem is finding the correct way to check the seconds in php. Any > J> help or > >> J> pointers is appreciated. > >> J> Jas > >> > >> time() will give you a UNIX timestamp. Use it to do the math. > >> > >> -- > >> Best regards, > >> Asmodean > >> mailto:asmodean@lka.nu > >> > > Let's assume you've set your session timestamp (assume it's called > $session_time) to time() at the time of login. Now, in the script... > > if ((time() + 300) > $session_time) { > > } > > This would be a check to see if the session is still valid. Timewise. > > -- > Best regards, > Asmodean mailto:asmodean@lka.nu >