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/*
declare target date; source: http://us.imdb.com/ReleaseDates?0121766 ;
*/
$day = 25; // Day of the countdown
$month = 5; // Month of the countdown
$year = 2005; // Year of the countdown
$hour = 12; // Hour of the day (east coast time)
$event = "Star Wars Episode III will be released in the USA"; //event
$calculation = ((mktime ($hour,0,0,$month,$day,$year) - time(void))/3600);
$hours = (int)$calculation;
$days = (int)($hours/24);
/*
mktime() http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mktime.php
time() http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.time.php
(int) http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.integer.php
*/
?>
<ul>
<li>The date is <?=(date ("l dS of F Y h:i:s A"));?>.</li>
<li>It is <?=$days?> days until <?=$event?>.</li>
<li>It is <?=$hours?> hours until <?=$event?>.</li>
</ul>