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Comparing mysql now() timestamp with php

hi,

i'm trying to check if the user has submitted less than 10mins ago in the database but the code i got, dont seem to work. (the code is grabbed from the php file so start/end stuff might not be there.)

$squ = "select subip, dte from dbwr WHERE subip='$usip' ORDER BY dte ASC LIMIT 1";
$res = mysql_query($squ) or die(mysql_error());
while ($newarray = mysql_fetch_array($res)) {
$mytime = $newarray['dte'];

//this is where it checks if the time in the db is less than 10mins
if ($mytime >= time()-600) $abuse = 1;
else
$abuse = 0;

the query i submit is to grab the ip and timestamp from the db and return the newest one. (dte = timestamp, subip = userip)

hope you can help me asap.

cheers

lozloz

hi,

your code is missing a }, or you could see it as an extra while clause (i've taken it out)

<?php
$squ = "select subip, dte from dbwr WHERE subip='$usip' ORDER BY dte ASC LIMIT 1";
$res = mysql_query($squ) or die(mysql_error());
$newarray = mysql_fetch_assoc($res);
$mytime = $newarray['dte'];
//this is where it checks if the time in the db is less than 10mins
if ($mytime >= (time()-600)) $abuse = 1;
else
$abuse = 0;
?>

classic_gaming

ASKER

hi,

but does that time compare if statement work?

that is the prime thing that needs sorting.

for example:

dte = 20031203133421
and if time() = 20031203134321

that should equal 9mins.

i dont have a clue if the if statement works or not, that is why im asking :(

cheers

Giovanni G

Yes it should work.. isnt it?
Please provide some test cases.. like

print "$mytime -- " . (time() - 600) . " -- $abuse";

i hope you are inserting as php's time() in the database, because if you are doing it with MySQL function UNIX_TIMESTAMP() the clock difference might be fatal.

lozloz

that time stamp that you've provided for dte isn't a php timestamp, so you need to decide whether you want to use a php timestamp or mysql one.. personally i use php

loz

classic_gaming

ASKER

<?php
//this is what i do to submit the data
$newt = time();
mysql_query("INSERT INTO dbwr VALUES ('$usip'," . $newt . ",'0')");

//this is what i do to get the time from the db
$squ = "select subip, dte from dbwr WHERE subip='$usip' ORDER BY dte ASC LIMIT 1";
$res = mysql_query($squ) or die(mysql_error());
$newarray = mysql_fetch_assoc($res);
$mytime = $newarray['dte'];
//this is where it checks if the time in the db is less than 10mins
if ($mytime >= (time()-600)) $abuse = 1;
else
$abuse = 0;
?>

classic_gaming

ASKER

is there anything wrong im doing?

lozloz

i assume $newt is being inserted for the column dte - this is a php timestamp and so correct, the code should work. if it isn't, do the debugging ThG suggested

loz

classic_gaming

ASKER

dte = 20001210021847

print "$mytime -- " . (time() - 600) . " -- $abuse"; = 20001210021847 -- 1070501259 -- 1

does that help enlighten anything?

lozloz

i think you've got the wrong type of mysql column, what is it? it should be int(11)

loz

classic_gaming

ASKER

ah must be why, it was timestamp(15), changed it to int(11)

i've also changed the select query to DESC

dte = 1070503722

new submission:
Abuse!
1070503722 -- 1070503221 -- 1
-699

echo "Abuse!<br>";
$nt = $mytime - time() - 600;
print "$mytime -- " . (time() - 600) . " -- $abuse<br>$nt";

why is it going past 600 and denying me to submit new data?

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classic_gaming

ASKER

ah it works now, thanks for your help

neorush

A faster a possibly simpler solution depending on what else you have to do....
<?PHP

$10mins_ago = time() - 600;

$squ = "select `subip`,`dte` from `dbwr` WHERE `subip`='$usip' AND `dte`>=$10mins_ago";
$res = mysql_query($squ) or die(mysql_error());
$num_returns = mysql_num_rows($res);

if($num_returns==0){
//abuse
}
else{
//no abuse
}

?>