How do I search with the current time in PHP? - php

Question

I have a MySQL table like this:
| rsid | rsuser | rsintime | rsouttime | rsroom |
| ---- | ------ | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------ |
| 1 | Nick S | 2014-10-14 11:17:34 | 2014-10-14 12:18:06 | 1 |
| 2 | Mike G | 2014-10-15 10:18:38 | 2014-10-15 11:19:00 | 1 |
I want to search with the current time against the in/out times. So, in English, if the room is busy, echo "Busy". If it is available, echo "Room is free until " the next in time.
Here is what I have so far:
<?php
$con=mysqli_connect("008.178.143.7","roomapp","password","roomapp");
$testschedulesql = "SELECT (NOW() > rsintime AND NOW() < rsouttime) as res_rm from raRmSchedule";
$testscheduleqry = mysqli_query($con, $testschedulesql);
$testschedule = mysqli_num_rows($testscheduleqry);
if($testschedule > 0){
echo 'Busy';
}
else{
echo 'Not';
}
?>
This always returns as true.

Answer 1

If you were to solve it in MySQL it could be something like this:
SELECT IF (NOW() > rsintime AND NOW() < rsouttime)
THEN 'Busy'
ELSE
THEN CONCAT('Room is free until ',
(SELECT rsintime
FROM rooms
WHERE rsid <> rsintime
ORDER BY rsintime
LIMIT 0, 1))
AS room_status
WHERE rsid = theIdOfTheRoom
This is just a guide though. I'm not sure if it works because I can't test it now and a better one could probably be written to solve this. But hopefully it can get you rolling.