Universal Countdown Script Problem

**vern17** · 10-13-2006, 07:20 AM

1) Script Title: Universal Countdown Script

2) Script URL (on DD): http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...lcountdown.htm

3) Describe problem: I have pasted this script exactly like it describes and have not changed anything. It shows up on the page, but the time and countdown numbers just show 'NaN'. How do I correct this so that the time is actually showing up and coming from the server like it's supposed to be?

**jscheuer1** · 10-13-2006, 09:06 AM

From the Demo:
Requirement: The page running this script must either be PHP, SSI (server side includes), or ASP enabled, as the script needs to rely on one of these technologies to access your server's time.

Do you have one of these available and did you give your page the appropriate extension?

**vern17** · 10-13-2006, 03:53 PM

So just having http://www.mydomain.com/forum as the page would not be able to access the server's time? I also tried the page by adding /index.php and it still doesn't work. My website is run with php, so I'm lost on this one. Any ideas?

Also, how would I change this script so the days, hours, etc. labels are under the digits on the countdown as opposed to on the right of them?

**jscheuer1** · 10-13-2006, 04:19 PM

As long as the extension of the page at that address is .php and PHP is active for that page, it should be OK. However, that brings up another consideration. The script itself must be configured to use whatever type of server side language you have chosen to use for it. Did you do this?

Also, if not using debug, the syntax is like so:

Code:

var launchdate=new cdLocalTime("cdcontainer", "server-php", 0, "April 23, 2010 15:53:00")
launchdate.displaycountdown("days", formatresults2)

With the:

, "debugmode"

including the comma removed entirely.

As for the second part of your question, yes. But, let's get this working first.

**vern17** · 10-13-2006, 04:49 PM

yes, i have changed the script so that it is configured the way it should be, but it still doesn't work. i have debug mode on for now to make sure the time is correct, but I don't have any time showing like I mentioned before. any other ideas?