Display a date related notice or countdown snippet
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Description
This php snippet displays a special message, based on a date set in the user profile. It only displays for users with ADMINISTER USERS permissions or when a user is looking at his/her own user profile page.
The example below is a warning to Members that there are (x) days left before their membership expires. The same snippet maybe used for many applications.
Dependencies: profile.module must be enabled and a DATE field must be set in the user profile.
Usage
- For use in your user profile page override
- Using a text editor like NOTEPAD.EXE or an equivalent, copy and paste the code into your user_profile.tpl.php file
- Change the name of the profile date field you are using. (Tip: go to administer -->> settings -->> profile and in the second column it will give you the field name.)
- Tested and works with Drupal 4.5 and 4.6
- Change the div class names or the prefix text to suit.
<?php $date_key = 'profile_expiry_date'; /* change the name to the profile date field you are using */ ?>
<?php if ((user_access('administer users')) || ($GLOBALS['user']->uid == $user->uid)): ?>
<div class="warning">
<?php $keyMonth = $user->$date_key{month}; ?>
<?php $keyDay = $user->$date_key{day}; ?>
<?php $keyYear = $user->$date_key{year}; ?>
<?php $month = date(F); $mon = date(n); $day = date(j); $year = date(Y); ?>
<?php $hours_left = (mktime(0,0,0,$keyMonth,$keyDay,$keyYear) - time())/3600; ?>
<?php $daysLeft = ceil($hours_left/24); ?>
<?php $z = (string)$daysLeft; ?>
<?php if ($z > 1): ?>
<P>There are <?php print $z ;?> days left until your membership expires with this site</p>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php endif; ?>