Create on on-air now display

Drgreenfingers · #1 (**permalink**) Sep 30th, 2006, 09:29

I am currently constructing a website for a radio station. I know a bit of php scripting.

I want to know how to make an on-air now display on the website that i am making for the radio station that will change according to the time.

This is what i mean...
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Program: Drivetime
Presenter: Laurence
Time: 15:00 - 18:00
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Thanks

ukgeoff · #2 (**permalink**) Sep 30th, 2006, 14:07

Do you think you could be a bit more specific.

I mean, I could make one from a piece of string and card with some red letters on it and hang it on the door but I suspect you are looking for something more.

grahame · #3 (**permalink**) Sep 30th, 2006, 18:26

DrGreenFingers - looks a straighforward enough question to me. I think you're looking for code something like:

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<?php
$hour = date("G");
if ($hour < 5) {
        $prog = "The night show";
        $time = "Midnight - 05:00";
} elseif ($hour < 8) {
        $prog = "Drive to work";
        $time = "05:00 - 08:00";
} elseif ($hour < 12) {
        $prog = "Morning run";
        $time = "08:00 - Midday";
} elseif ($hour < 17) {
        $prog = "Afternoon delight";
        $time = "Midday - 17:00";
} else {
        $prog = "Nothing on the Tele";
        $time = "17:00 - Midnight";
}
?>
<html>
<body>
Your standard information, etc<br>
Currently playing - <?= $prog ?> 
( <?= $time ?> )<br>
And more standard text
</body>
</html>

Which gives you a page that read (at the moment, because it's after 5 p.m.

Your standard information, etc
Currently playing - Nothing on the Tele ( 17:00 - Midnight )
And more standard text

Note - this is just a simple "training example". I would much prefer you to have a slightly more complex program that reads the data from a file or database and handles programs that don't end on the exact hour and vary depending on the day of the week.

ukgeoff · #4 (**permalink**) Sep 30th, 2006, 22:30

DrGreenFingers:

Apologies. Somehow I seem to have completely misread your post hence the flippant response.

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