countdown timer

[cool_gurl666]

Hi,
I need to display the countdown clock in my bidding site.The same countdown needs to be displayed when any user visits the site.Help??
Thanks in advance

[Josh Connerty]

Does it need to change without the page refreshing or not?

[cool_gurl666]

yes it needs to change without the page refresh.you can see http://www.swoopo.com..it's similar to that

[Josh Connerty]

This is then in the wrong section. You need to look for JavaScript.

PHP is server-side so it'd be useless for what you are trying to acheive.

I will have a look and see what I can come up with.

[Josh Connerty]

Quick search turned up this, http://forums.aspfree.com/code-bank-54/javascript-countdown-timer-89373.html

How are you getting the finish date? For example a timestamp in a mysql database etc.

[OmniX]

Does it need to change without the page refreshing or not?

Assuming that, without he would need AJAX? with PHP?

AJAX - He would have to pull the value on a constant basis using what paramter you reckon?

PHP - Just everytime refresh call the date() function in php.

Something like that sound right?

[cool_gurl666]

The countdown should go on even if you have not visited the site.The same countdown is displayed no matter anyone visits the site from anywhere

[Josh Connerty]

Or JS and it takes a timstamp and minuses 1 second from it every seccond :P Same basis just doesn't need to pass to the PHP document.

[Josh Connerty]

Yes but we still need you to answe how you are going to give a finish time???

Timestamp is the best option.