Run code only between certain hours

Question

I am trying to run a certain batch of code only during certain hours of the day. I want to run this code only after 8:00am and before 10:00 pm.

This code is included in the footer of my site, but it doesn't seem to be working, it is still running the code through these hours. (my server is in the same time zone as I am):

if(date("Hi") < 2200 && date("Hi") > 0800){
    // Run Code
}

How can I run the code only between the specific times?

Answer 1

if(date("Hi") < 2200 && date("Hi") > 800){
    // Run Code
}

Answer 2

Try with strtotime function and relative formats:

if ( time() > strtotime( '08:00AM' ) && time() < strtotime( '10:00PM' ) ) {
    // run code
}

Answer 3

Like Ryan said up in the comments - You need to set this up as a cron job.

http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/06/15-practical-crontab-examples/

to see your crons:

crontab -l

edit the crontab

crontab -e

an example cron that runs at 8am daily

00 08 * * * php path/to/script.php

The problem with setting it up the way you are attempting to is that every single request to your site is going to set off the event again (a possibility of mucking up the transactions)