PHP ActiveRecord batch delete inactivated account

Question

my website using php activerecord to handle the sql and there're three field inside the db: joindate,status,activatecode

all registered member must activated in 24 hours,otherwise account will be deleted

how to write the php code to do this function? the joindate now using php date('Y-m-d'). also the code can automatic work without manually launch

Answer 1

In order to get an accurate 24 hr deactivation, you will need to change the joindate sql field to type "datetime" which will also hold the time. Then use this code:

// In the following statement, $JoinDate holds the sql `joindate` field
$timeDiff = time() - strtotime($JoinDate);

if($timDiff/3600 > 24) {
    // code to be executed if it's past the 24 hrs period
}