Disable a button for x amount of time after its been clicked?

[crf121359]

Hi,

 

 

I am new to PHP world!!

 

I am just trying to find a way to disable a button after its been clicked for lets say 5 minutes.

 

I have searched google and haven't found what I am looking for.

 

I just dont want the users to be able to refresh the page and the button becomes enabled again.

 

any code examples with explanation or a simple tutorial will be much appreciated.

 

Thanks

[crf121359]

anyone?!

[trq]

When the button is clicked you will need to store a timstamp in a database. Before displaying it again, you will need to check this timestamp to see if it is set within the timeframe you want. If it's not, you can display the button.

[crf121359]

As much as I appreciate your reply but I didn't understand how its done to be honest.

 

any chance you could show me an example code? something simple for my newbie brain?

 

cheers

[trq]

As I'm sure you can tell from the description, it's not exactly a simple problem and would require more code than I am prepared to provide.

 

Iv'e described the solution pretty well, all you need do is put it together.

 

Do you know how to insert data into and read data from a database? If not, I would start there.

[crf121359]

Yes, I know how to enter data and read data from a database. I just don't understand what timstamp is and how to store it and then read it etc!?

 

 

[Jessica]

A timestamp is an integer that represents time. If you know how to store and read data from a database, you know how to do that same exact thing with a timestamp.