Well if I would looked at 1 php file that I was trying to include I forgot to indicate that it was a php file by placing <? ?> in that file.... Once I did that, it works Thanks for your quick response Ken --- In php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, sudhakar <finals27@...> wrote: > > if i understood you correctly, i think you can try and > use include "filename.php" in all the 13 files which > would call 1 php file to display the time. i think > this might work. > > --- Ken <ken.poyser@...> wrote: > > > I have a file that gets the local time (not GMT) > > > > $timestamp=time(); > > $seconds = 6*60*60; > > $timestamp-=$seconds; > > $tz = "CST"; > > > > $localtime= date("m/d/Y H:i:s",$timestamp); > > $localdate = substr($localtime,0,10); > > $localtime = substr($localtime,11,8); > > > > > > Currently I have the code above in about 13 files > > and wondering how to have this one file > > and then in the 13 files to go to this file to > > do the date/time conversion > > > > > > I am wondering how to call this file to do this from > > within these 13 php files > > > > > > Any assistance would be appreciated > > > > > > Thanks > > Ken > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ _______________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs >