php check matched time range with current time within an array

Question

I have a array with time ranges, the time range has specific video, i m going to show video which matched with current time

i created a variables like below, and assigned to array, anyone please help me for filter video for current time from array

ex- if the server time is 2012-06-08 14:45:10 this i need show video 2

$d1 = "2012-06-08 14:26:39";
$video1='http://video-js.zencoder.com/oceans-clip.mp4';
$d2 = "2012-06-08 14:39:39";
$video2='http://video-js.zencoder.com/oceans-clip.mp4';
$d3 = "2012-06-08 14:56:10";

$cc=array(
1=>array($d,$d2,$video1),
2=>array($d2,$d3,$video2)
);

//get current time
$ctime=date('Y-m-d H:i:s',time());
//need to check matched array element for current time within above array date ranges
//Ex - if the server time is  2012-06-08 14:45:10 this need show video 2

richardhsu · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-08 19:21:26Z

1

You can try this

$showvideo = "";
for ($i = 1; $i <= sizeof($cc); $i++) {
    $video = $cc[$i];
    if ($ctime >= $video[0] && $ctime <= $video[1]) {
        $showvideo = $video[2];
        break;
    }
}

if ($showvideo == "") {
    // Error
}

Basically PHP allows you to compare dates so just go through array and compare each to see if the date you has is between the two.

edited Jun 8, 2012 at 19:21

answered Jun 8, 2012 at 19:14

richardhsu

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richardhsu Over a year ago

Er excuse my use of foreach, I think I used it wrong, let me correct it, I'm really rusty on PHP and code in Python these days.

richardhsu Over a year ago

Haha yeah sorry :( I really forgot PHP syntax o.o But glad the logic got through :) Cheers [Edit: Okay now I think I corrected the syntax to work with what you presented XD Sorry about that haha]

Chris James Champeau · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-08 19:18:34Z

1

Your going to need to assign each video to have a range of time, and then you can look for the correct video based on your time input

for example

$ctime=date('Y-m-d H:i:s',time());

$video1=array("http://video-js.zencoder.com/oceans-clip.mp4","2012-06-08 14:26:39","2012-06-08 14:39:39")

if ($ctime >= $video1[2]) && ($ctime <= $video1[3]) { echo $video1[1]; }

I believe this should solve your problem

answered Jun 8, 2012 at 19:18

Chris James Champeau

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