server side clock countdown

[codrgi]

My code

function zeroPad(num,count)
{
    var numZeropad = num + '';
    while(numZeropad.length < count) {
        numZeropad = "0" + numZeropad;
    }
    return numZeropad;
}

function getLocalTime() {
   var rightNow = new Date();
   var date1 = new Date(rightNow.getFullYear(), 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
   var date2 = new Date(rightNow.getFullYear(), 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
   var temp = date1.toGMTString();
   var date3 = new Date(temp.substring(0, temp.lastIndexOf(" ")-1));
   var temp = date2.toGMTString();
   var date4 = new Date(temp.substring(0, temp.lastIndexOf(" ")-1));
   var hoursDiffStdTime = (date1 - date3) / (1000 * 60 * 60);
   var hoursDiffDaylightTime = (date2 - date4) / (1000 * 60 * 60);
   if (hoursDiffDaylightTime == hoursDiffStdTime) {
      return "GMT" + hoursDiffStdTime;
   } else {
      return "GMT" + hoursDiffStdTime + " <small>DST</small>";
   }
}

function getTimezone(){
   var d= new Date();
   var offs= d.getTimezoneOffset();
   var str= offs> 0? '+': '';
   str+= offs%60? offs+' minutes, ': (offs/60)+' hours, ';   
   var s= d.toString();
   var tz= /(\: *\d{2} *)([a-z]+)([\-\+]\d+)? *\(?([a-z ]+)?/i.exec(s) || [];   
   if(!tz[3]) tz[4]= tz[2];   
   if(offs==0) return tz[4] || ' GMT';
   return ' GMT '+str+ (tz[4] ||  '');
}



function countdownTimer(gotTime,elementName)
{
   
    var idInfo = document.getElementById(elementName);
    var elementHour = elementName+'_hour';
    var idInfoHour = document.getElementById(elementHour);
   
    // Write up my date functions, now and then
    var d = new Date();
    var d2 = new Date(gotTime);

    // Time in miliseconds, for now and then
    var nowLocalTime = d.getTime();
    var thenLocalTime = d2.getTime();
   
    // global offset, should be the same for BOTH
    var offsetTime = (d.getTimezoneOffset()*(60000));
   
    // Convert thenTime & nowTime to GMT time
    var thenTime = thenLocalTime+offsetTime;
    var nowTime = nowLocalTime+offsetTime;

    // Get the hour/minute/sec in...local...time...
    var localHours = zeroPad(d2.getHours(),2);
    var localMinutes = zeroPad(d2.getMinutes(),2);
    var localSeconds = zeroPad(d2.getSeconds(),2);

    diff = (thenTime-nowTime);
   
    // Get our varables/minutes/seconds/hours/mili/days
    var milliseconds=Math.floor(diff % 1000);  
    diff=diff/1000;           
    var seconds=Math.floor(diff % 60);
    diff=diff/60;
    var minutes=Math.floor(diff % 60);
    diff=diff/60;
    var hours=Math.floor(diff % 24);
    diff=diff/24;
    var days=Math.floor(diff);
   
    // Add leading zero
    hours = zeroPad(hours,2);
    minutes = zeroPad(minutes,2);
    seconds = zeroPad(seconds,2);

    if(hours < 1) {
        // Hour return
        hourReturn = '<span style="color: red;">'+hours+':'+minutes+':'+seconds;

        // Write our final return var
        returnVar = ''+hours+':'+minutes+':'+seconds+'</span>';
    } else {
        // Hour Return
        hourReturn = '';

        // Write our final return var
        returnVar = ''+hours+':'+minutes+':'+seconds;
    }
   
    // Return our results
    if(idInfo) {
        idInfo.innerHTML = returnVar;
    }
    if(idInfoHour) {
        idInfoHour.innerHTML = hourReturn;
    }

above is a countdown timer, but it uses the clients clock and not server side clock, how would i solve this so that it only uses the server side clock?

[Fang]

Use a server side language to write the time to the script before sending the page to the user.

[codrgi]

im really new to js, which functions would that be? would you or anyone mind giving an example using my code?

[codrgi]

i tried a few functions, but still the same prob, need help on this one so the clock is only from the server

[Fang]

A server side language; PHP, ASP, etc, not JavaScript

[codrgi]

I used the php date('g'); function and now it dosent show anything

[Fang]

Do you have a PHP enabled site?

[codrgi]

Yep - i tried

function zeroPad(num,count)
{
    var numZeropad = num + '';
    while(numZeropad.length < count) {
        numZeropad = "0" + numZeropad;
    }
    return numZeropad;
}

function getLocalTime() {
   var rightNow = <?php date('G');?>;
   var date1 = new Date(rightNow.getFullYear(), 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
   var date2 = new Date(rightNow.getFullYear(), 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
   var temp = date1.toGMTString();
   var date3 = new Date(temp.substring(0, temp.lastIndexOf(" ")-1));
   var temp = date2.toGMTString();
   var date4 = new Date(temp.substring(0, temp.lastIndexOf(" ")-1));
   var hoursDiffStdTime = (date1 - date3) / (1000 * 60 * 60);
   var hoursDiffDaylightTime = (date2 - date4) / (1000 * 60 * 60);
   if (hoursDiffDaylightTime == hoursDiffStdTime) {
      return "GMT" + hoursDiffStdTime;
   } else {
      return "GMT" + hoursDiffStdTime + " <small>DST</small>";
   }
}

function getTimezone(){
   var d= <?php date('G');?>;
   var offs= d.getTimezoneOffset();
   var str= offs> 0? '+': '';
   str+= offs%60? offs+' minutes, ': (offs/60)+' hours, ';   
   var s= d.toString();
   var tz= /(\: *\d{2} *)([a-z]+)([\-\+]\d+)? *\(?([a-z ]+)?/i.exec(s) || [];   
   if(!tz[3]) tz[4]= tz[2];   
   if(offs==0) return tz[4] || ' GMT';
   return ' GMT '+str+ (tz[4] ||  '');
}



function countdownTimer(gotTime,elementName)
{
   
    var idInfo = document.getElementById(elementName);
    var elementHour = elementName+'_hour';
    var idInfoHour = document.getElementById(elementHour);
   
    // Write up my date functions, now and then
    var d = <?php date('G');?>;
    var d2 = new Date(gotTime);

    // Time in miliseconds, for now and then
    var nowLocalTime = d.getTime();
    var thenLocalTime = d2.getTime();
   
    // global offset, should be the same for BOTH
    var offsetTime = (d.getTimezoneOffset()*(60000));
   
    // Convert thenTime & nowTime to GMT time
    var thenTime = thenLocalTime+offsetTime;
    var nowTime = nowLocalTime+offsetTime;

    // Get the hour/minute/sec in...local...time...
    var localHours = zeroPad(d2.getHours(),2);
    var localMinutes = zeroPad(d2.getMinutes(),2);
    var localSeconds = zeroPad(d2.getSeconds(),2);

    diff = (thenTime-nowTime);
   
    // Get our varables/minutes/seconds/hours/mili/days
    var milliseconds=Math.floor(diff % 1000);  
    diff=diff/1000;           
    var seconds=Math.floor(diff % 60);
    diff=diff/60;
    var minutes=Math.floor(diff % 60);
    diff=diff/60;
    var hours=Math.floor(diff % 24);
    diff=diff/24;
    var days=Math.floor(diff);
   
    // Add leading zero
    hours = zeroPad(hours,2);
    minutes = zeroPad(minutes,2);
    seconds = zeroPad(seconds,2);

    if(hours < 1) {
        // Hour return
        hourReturn = '<span style="color: red;">'+hours+':'+minutes+':'+seconds;

        // Write our final return var
        returnVar = ''+hours+':'+minutes+':'+seconds+'</span>';
    } else {
        // Hour Return
        hourReturn = '';

        // Write our final return var
        returnVar = ''+hours+':'+minutes+':'+seconds;
    }
   
    // Return our results
    if(idInfo) {
        idInfo.innerHTML = returnVar;
    }
    if(idInfoHour) {
        idInfoHour.innerHTML = hourReturn;
    }

and i dont know where im going wrong