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Posted by Jeff North on 01/31/08 20:45
On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:41:00 -0500, in comp.lang.php Jerry Stuckle
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<5fSdnR2QXIfWXzzanZ2dnUVZ_ovinZ2d@comcast.com> wrote:
>| Jeff North wrote:
>| > On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:15:34 GMT, in comp.lang.php fb <fb@noway.com>
>| > <q3boj.26676$4w.24243@pd7urf2no> wrote:
>| >
>| >> | Hello. I was working on a .php page that asks a user a question, then,
>| >> | after the submit the answer (multiple choice) it takes data from a
>| >> | database and makes a new question. Let's say that they have 10
>| >> | questions to answer. I'd like to give them a time limit to answer these
>| >> | 10 questions. I was wondering if it is possible to make a timer in php,
>| >> | that counts down and won't reset every time a new question is pulled
>| >> | from the database (it seems this causes a refresh).
>| >> |
>| >> | If this is possible, could you please point me towards some code
>| >> | snippets? Many thanks
>| >> |
>| >> | fb
>| > The start and finish times need to be set within PHP.
>| > These values must be stored within session variables.
>| > On the web page use AJAX to get the current time every second.
>| > If the user is over the time limit then, on the web page, alert the
>| > user to this fact then, on a click of a button, move to the next
>| > question.
>| >
>| > Your ISP might send you a not so nice notice to stop abusing the
>| > system.
>|
>| Or, if you're going to be using Javascript anyway, no need for the trip
>| to the server. Just do a client-side timer.
That would allow for the person to change their system clock and
'upset' the timing.
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