Universal Countdown script help

[Bisonbacker]

1) Script Title: Universal Countdown script

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

3) Describe problem: Not able to sync up the local time. Get invalid date

I'd really like to get this countdown timer installed on my forum but am running into some problems and would appreciate a little guidance as I'm sure I'm screwing up something myself but don't know what.
I've installed both pieces of code, this in my header section

<style style="text/css">
.lcdstyle{ /*Example CSS to create LCD countdown look*/
background-color:White;
color:Green;
font: bold 18px MS Sans Serif;
padding: 3px;
}

.lcdstyle sup{ /*Example CSS to create LCD countdown look*/
font-size: 80&#37;
}

</style>

<script type="text/javascript">

/***********************************************
* Universal Countdown script- &#169; Dynamic Drive (http://www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for this script and 100s more.
***********************************************/

function cdLocalTime(container, servermode, offsetMinutes, targetdate, debugmode){
if (!document.getElementById || !document.getElementById(container)) return
this.container=document.getElementById(container)
var servertimestring=(servermode=="server-php")? '<? print date("F d, Y H:i:s", time())?>' : (servermode=="server-ssi")? 

'<!--#config timefmt="%B %d, %Y %H:%M:%S"--><!--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" -->' : '<%= Now() %>'
this.localtime=this.serverdate=new Date(servertimestring)
this.targetdate=new Date(targetdate)
this.debugmode=(typeof debugmode!="undefined")? 1 : 0
this.timesup=false
this.localtime.setTime(this.serverdate.getTime(0)+offsetMinutes*60*1000) //add user offset to server time
this.updateTime()
}

cdLocalTime.prototype.updateTime=function(){
var thisobj=this
this.localtime.setSeconds(this.localtime.getSeconds()+1)
setTimeout(function(){thisobj.updateTime()}, 1000) //update time every second
}

cdLocalTime.prototype.displaycountdown=function(baseunit, functionref){
this.baseunit=baseunit
this.formatresults=functionref
this.showresults()
}

cdLocalTime.prototype.showresults=function(){
var thisobj=this
var debugstring=(this.debugmode)? "<p style=\"background-color: #FCD6D6; color: black; padding: 5px\"><big>Debug Mode 

on!</big><br /><b>Current Local time:</b> "+this.localtime.toLocaleString()+"<br />Verify this is the correct current local 

time, in other words, time zone of count down date.<br /><br /><b>Target Time:</b> "+this.targetdate.toLocaleString()+"<br 

/>Verify this is the date/time you wish to count down to (should be a future date).</p>" : ""

var timediff=(this.targetdate-this.localtime)/1000 //difference btw target date and current date, in seconds
if (timediff<0){ //if time is up
this.timesup=true
this.container.innerHTML=debugstring+this.formatresults()
return
}
var oneMinute=60 //minute unit in seconds
var oneHour=60*60 //hour unit in seconds
var oneDay=60*60*24 //day unit in seconds
var dayfield=Math.floor(timediff/oneDay)
var hourfield=Math.floor((timediff-dayfield*oneDay)/oneHour)
var minutefield=Math.floor((timediff-dayfield*oneDay-hourfield*oneHour)/oneMinute)
var secondfield=Math.floor((timediff-dayfield*oneDay-hourfield*oneHour-minutefield*oneMinute))
if (this.baseunit=="hours"){ //if base unit is hours, set "hourfield" to be topmost level
hourfield=dayfield*24+hourfield
dayfield="n/a"
}
else if (this.baseunit=="minutes"){ //if base unit is minutes, set "minutefield" to be topmost level
minutefield=dayfield*24*60+hourfield*60+minutefield
dayfield=hourfield="n/a"
}
else if (this.baseunit=="seconds"){ //if base unit is seconds, set "secondfield" to be topmost level
var secondfield=timediff
dayfield=hourfield=minutefield="n/a"
}
this.container.innerHTML=debugstring+this.formatresults(dayfield, hourfield, minutefield, secondfield)
setTimeout(function(){thisobj.showresults()}, 1000) //update results every second
}

/////CUSTOM FORMAT OUTPUT FUNCTIONS BELOW//////////////////////////////

//Create your own custom format function to pass into cdLocalTime.displaycountdown()
//Use arguments[0] to access "Days" left
//Use arguments[1] to access "Hours" left
//Use arguments[2] to access "Minutes" left
//Use arguments[3] to access "Seconds" left

//The values of these arguments may change depending on the "baseunit" parameter of cdLocalTime.displaycountdown()
//For example, if "baseunit" is set to "hours", arguments[0] becomes meaningless and contains "n/a"
//For example, if "baseunit" is set to "minutes", arguments[0] and arguments[1] become meaningless etc

//1) Display countdown using plain text
function formatresults(){
if (this.timesup==false){//if target date/time not yet met
var displaystring="<span style='background-color: #CFEAFE'>"+arguments[1]+" hours "+arguments[2]+" minutes "+arguments[3]+" 

seconds</span> left until launch time"
}
else{ //else if target date/time met
var displaystring="Launch time!"
}
return displaystring
}

//2) Display countdown with a stylish LCD look, and display an alert on target date/time
function formatresults2(){
if (this.timesup==false){ //if target date/time not yet met
var displaystring="<span class='lcdstyle'>"+arguments[0]+" <sup>days</sup> "+arguments[1]+" <sup>hours</sup> "+arguments[2]+" 

<sup>minutes</sup> "+arguments[3]+" <sup>seconds</sup></span> UNTIL BISON FOOTBALL GAMEDAY"
}
else{ //else if target date/time met
var displaystring="" //Don't display any text
alert("It's Game Day!") //Instead, perform a custom alert
}
return displaystring
}

</script>

and this in my body section

<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="0"> 
         <tr>
<td align="Center">
<div id="cdcontainer"></div>

<tr><script type="text/javascript">
//cdLocalTime("ID_of_DIV_container", "server_mode", LocaltimeoffsetMinutes, "target_date", "opt_debug_mode")
//cdLocalTime.displaycountdown("base_unit", formatfunction_reference)

//Note: "launchdate" should be an arbitrary but unique variable for each instance of a countdown on your page:

var launchdate=new cdLocalTime("cdcontainer", "server-PHP", 60 , "September 7, 2007 19:00:00", "debugmode")
launchdate.displaycountdown("days", formatresults2)
</script>

I'm getting this message
Debug Mode on!
Current Local time: Invalid Date
Verify this is the correct current local time, in other words, time zone of count down date.

Target Time: Friday, September 07, 2007 7:00:00 PM
Verify this is the date/time you wish to count down to (should be a future date).
Help please.

[tech_support]

Warning: Please include a link to the DD script in question in your post. See this thread for the proper posting format for asking a question.

[jscheuer1]

var launchdate=new cdLocalTime("cdcontainer", "server-php", 60 , "September 7, 2007 19:00:00", "debugmode")
launchdate.displaycountdown("days", formatresults2)
</script>

Javascript is case sensitive. There could be other problems.

[Bisonbacker]

Warning: Please include a link to the DD script in question in your post. See this thread for the proper posting format for asking a question.

Sorry guys it was just me being lazy I guess.
Here's the URL for the script.
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...lcountdown.htm

I tried the other two settings per the instructions regarding whether it's server-php, server-ssi or server-asp

the forum is pbpbb 2.0.21 and the server is my-sql
Thanks guys and sorry for not following protocol. If there is any other information you need please let me know I will be checking this several times today. Just as an aside, I tried installing this script about a month or more ago and was able to get the server time so I know it can work but I had other problems at the time and didn't finish installing the script. I can't for the life of me figure out what it was I did then that is different now.

[Bisonbacker]

I also changed the case setting as per your instructions with no change.

[mburt]

Does your server support ASP?

[Bisonbacker]

Does your server support ASP?

I got this information from my host. I hope this answers your question, as it appears ASP is not supported.

A partial list of technologies follows:

HTML, PHP, CGI/Perl scripting, Python, Flash, Java Script, MySQL, PostgreSQL, ODBC

Please note the fact that some of the websites hosted on our servers require that JavaScript support in your browser is enabled, we do not support server-side Java includes. For further, more detailed information, please contact our support team.
Despite the availability of ASP modules for Linux platforms, we have chosen not to offer them on shared hosting machines. The reason is that experimental installations have yielded unfavorable results in terms of system stability and server load.

[jscheuer1]

Two basic things:

1. Your page's extension must be .php not .htm or .html.
2. You may have to edit the script to reflect the required PHP token usage of your server.

For number two, some servers require (from the script, addition red):

var servertimestring=(servermode=="server-php")? '<?php print date("F d, Y H:i:s", time())?>' : (servermode=="server-ssi")? '<!--#config timefmt="%B %d, %Y %H:%M:%S"--><!--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" -->' : '<%= Now() %>'

[Bisonbacker]

Two basic things:

1. Your page's extension must be .php not .htm or .html.
2. You may have to edit the script to reflect the required PHP token usage of your server.

For number two, some servers require (from the script, addition red):

var servertimestring=(servermode=="server-php")? '<?php print date("F d, Y H:i:s", time())?>' : (servermode=="server-ssi")? '<!--#config timefmt="%B %d, %Y %H:%M:%S"--><!--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" -->' : '<%= Now() %>'

My board url is index.php not .html.
My website is www.bisonsports.net
The script is not on the main page however, I was testing it on a different template so as not to goof up my main board. I will change the script to red and see if that helps. Thanks for all the help guys.

[Bisonbacker]

Unfortunately changing the text color to red didn't help. Any other suggestions?
Thanks