2009/3/30 Andrew Williams <andrew4williams@xxxxxxxxx>: > what does time(); > > $t1 = time(); > > { > > do something > } > $t2 = time(); > > $end_time = $t2 - $t1; > echo $end_time; > > what does $end_time represent? The number of seconds it took to "do something". > how do you determine the next 5 mins? Assuming you mean "what will time() return in 5 minutes time?"... $five_minutes_time = time() + 300; // 300 seconds in 5 minutes If you mean something else please try rephrasing the question. -Stuart -- http://stut.net/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php