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  1. 'SiteShow' with slides scheduled for specific times or dates (PHP/JS)

    Building on my previous SiteShow with Controls - Fade-in a list of web pages/URLs as a fullscreen 'SiteShow' blog post, this article shows you how to adapt the scripts to schedule in additional slides for certain times, or specific dates, using PHP.

    The PHP
    To start off, using the full-screen demo page as a base, we'll set a few PHP variables at the top of the page to set our local timezone and identify the time, date and weekday;
    Code:
    <?php 
    
    date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London');
    ...

    Updated 09-30-2016 at 10:43 AM by Beverleyh

    Categories
    JavaScript & Ajax , PHP coding
  2. SiteShow with Controls - Fade-in a list of web pages/URLs as a fullscreen 'SiteShow'

    Last year I wrote about my digital signage work and the mechanics of how I displayed news and updates on a web page in a Simple Sweep-in News Scroller (CSS3/JS). The web page was displayed on a large TV screen that was mounted in a lobby/reception area, with several more installations visible around the grounds. At the time, I didn't explain that along with a web page of scrolling updates, there were many additional web pages that all displayed on a cycle, with each page redirecting to the next ...

    Updated 08-11-2016 at 07:27 AM by Beverleyh (formatting code a little better)

    Categories
    JavaScript & Ajax , Web Design issues