Question

I’m trying to make a loop that will output this:

08:00
08:15
08:30
08:45
09:00
09:15
09:30
09:45
...etc

I need it to go from 08:00 to 17:00.

Here’s my code so far:

function echo_datelist ($i, $j, $day, $month, $year)
{
    $time = str_pad($i, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT).':'.str_pad($j, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);            
    $date = strtotime("$month $day $year $time:00");
    $sql = mysql_query("select b.room_type, c.name from bookings as b, customers as c where b.the_date='$date' and b.id_customer=c.id");
    
    echo $time.'<br />';
}

for ($i = 8; $i <= 16; $i++)
{
    for ($j = 0; $j <= 45; $j+=15)
        echo_datelist($i, $j, $day, $month, $year);
    
    echo_datelist(17, 0, $day, $month, $year);
}

The problem is, it is outputting a 17:00 in between each hour, example:

08:00
08:15
08:30
08:45
17:00
09:00
09:15
09:30
09:45
17:00

p.s. I know I shouldn’t be making iterated trips to the database, but I’ll solve that problem after this one.

Answer 1

You need to move the last line outside of the outer for loop.

for ($i = 8; $i <= 16; $i++){
  for ($j = 0; $j <= 45; $j+=15){
    //inside the inner loop
    echo_datelist($i, $j, $day, $month, $year);
  }
  //inside the outer loop
}
//outside the outer loop
echo_datelist(17, 0, $day, $month, $year);

In plain terms, you are saying:

For each hour between 8 and 16
  For each 15 minute interval
    Echo the time
  End
  Echo 17:00
End

Instead of:

For each hour between 8 and 16
  For each 15 minute interval
    Echo the time
  End
End
Echo 17:00

I would consider performing your sql query for all hours of the day and then picking out the ones within the time from, otherwise you be doing an sql query for each 15 minute interval (37 queries with your sample data)