How to Add a CountDown Timer to your Email Campaign

[allmaza]

Here's how you do this:

The Result:



The Source Background:



Download the font: http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Digital-dream

This is the main PHP code:



PHP Code:
<?php

date_default_timezone_set('America/Halifax');
include 'GIFEncoder.class.php';


$time = $_GET['time'];
$future_date = new DateTime(date('r',strtotime($time)));
$time_now = time();
$now = new DateTime(date('r', $time_now));


$frames = array();
$delays = array();


$image = imagecreatefrompng('countdown.png');
$delay = 100; // milliseconds
$font = array(
'size'=>40,
'angle'=>0,
'x-offset'=>10,
'y-offset'=>70,
'file'=>'DIGITALDREAM.ttf',
'color'=>imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 255),
);
for($i = 0; $i <= 60; $i++){
$interval = date_diff($future_date, $now);
if($future_date < $now){
// Open the first source image and add the text.
$image = imagecreatefrompng('countdown.png');;
$text = $interval->format('00:00:00:00');
imagettftext ($image , $font['size'] , $font['angle'] , $font['x-offset'] , $font['y-offset'] , $font['color'] , $font['file'], $text );
ob_start();
imagegif($image);
$frames[]=ob_get_contents();
$delays[]=$delay;
$loops = 1;
ob_end_clean();
break;
} else {
// Open the first source image and add the text.
$image = imagecreatefrompng('countdown.png');;
$text = $interval->format('%a:%H:%I:%S');
// %a is weird in that it doesn’t give you a two digit number
// check if it starts with a single digit 0-9
// and prepend a 0 if it does
if(preg_match('/^[0-9]\:/', $text)){
$text = '0'.$text;
}
imagettftext ($image , $font['size'] , $font['angle'] , $font['x-offset'] , $font['y-offset'] , $font['color'] , $font['file'], $text );
ob_start();
imagegif($image);
$frames[]=ob_get_contents();
$delays[]=$delay;
$loops = 0;
ob_end_clean();
}
$now->modify('+1 second');
}
//expire this image instantly
header( 'Expires: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT' );
header( 'Last-Modified: ' . gmdate( 'D, d M Y H:i:s' ) . ' GMT' );
header( 'Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate' );
header( 'Cache-Control: post-check=0, pre-check=0', false );
header( 'Pragma: no-cache' );
$gif = new AnimatedGif($frames,$delays,$loops);
$gif->display();Put this code into a file name called 'GIFEncoder.class.php' without the quotation marks.



PHP Code:
<?php

/*
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: Formerly known as:::
:: GIFEncoder Version 2.0 by László Zsidi, http://gifs.hu
::
:: This class is a rewritten 'GifMerge.class.php' version.
::
:: Modification:
:: - Simplified and easy code,
:: - Ultra fast encoding,
:: - Built-in errors,
:: - Stable working
::
::
:: Updated at 2007. 02. 13. '00.05.AM'
::
::
::
:: Try on-line GIFBuilder Form demo based on GIFEncoder.
::
:: http://gifs.hu/phpclasses/demos/GifBuilder/
::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
*/

/**
* Encode animated gifs
*/
class AnimatedGif {

/**
* The built gif image
* @var resource
*/
private $image = '';

/**
* The array of images to stack
* @var array
*/
private $buffer = Array();

/**
* How many times to loop? 0 = infinite
* @var int
*/
private $number_of_loops = 0;

/**
*
* @var int
*/
private $DIS = 2;

/**
* Which colour is transparent
* @var int
*/
private $transparent_colour = -1;

/**
* Is this the first frame
* @var int
*/
private $first_frame = TRUE;

/**
* Encode an animated gif
* @param array $source_images An array of binary source images
* @param array $image_delays The delays associated with the source images
* @param type $number_of_loops The number of times to loop
* @param int $transparent_colour_red
* @param int $transparent_colour_green
* @param int $transparent_colour_blue
*/
function __construct(array $source_images, array $image_delays, $number_of_loops, $transparent_colour_red = -1, $transparent_colour_green = -1, $transparent_colour_blue = -1) {
/**
* I have no idea what these even do, they appear to do nothing to the image so far
*/
$transparent_colour_red = 0;
$transparent_colour_green = 0;
$transparent_colour_blue = 0;

$this->number_of_loops = ( $number_of_loops > -1 ) ? $number_of_loops : 0;
$this->set_transparent_colour($transparent_colour_red, $transparent_colour_green, $transparent_colour_blue);
$this->buffer_images($source_images);

$this->addHeader();
for ($i = 0; $i < count($this->buffer); $i++) {
$this->addFrame($i, $image_delays [$i]);
}
}

/**
* Set the transparent colour
* @param int $red
* @param int $green
* @param int $blue
*/
private function set_transparent_colour($red, $green, $blue){
$this->transparent_colour = ( $red > -1 and& $green > -1 and& $blue > -1 ) ?
( $red | ( $green << 8 ) | ( $blue << 16 ) ) : -1;
}

/**
* Buffer the images and check to make sure they are vaild
* @param array $source_images the array of source images
* @throws Exception
*/
private function buffer_images($source_images) {
for ($i = 0; $i < count($source_images); $i++) {
$this->buffer [] = $source_images [$i];
if (substr($this->buffer [$i], 0, 6) != "GIF87a" and& substr($this->buffer [$i], 0, 6) != "GIF89a") {
throw new Exception('Image at position ' . $i. ' is not a gif');
}
for ($j = ( 13 + 3 * ( 2 << ( ord($this->buffer [$i] { 10 }) and 0x07 ) ) ), $k = TRUE; $k; $j++) {
switch ($this->buffer [$i] { $j }) {
case "!":
if (( substr($this->buffer [$i], ( $j + 3), 8) ) == "NETSCAPE") {
throw new Exception('You cannot make an animation from an animated gif.');
}
break;
case ";":
$k = FALSE;
break;
}
}
}
}

/**
* Add the gif header to the image
*/
private function addHeader() {
$cmap = 0;
$this->image = 'GIF89a';
if (ord($this->buffer [0] { 10 }) and 0x80) {
$cmap = 3 * ( 2 << ( ord($this->buffer [0] { 10 }) and 0x07 ) );
$this->image .= substr($this->buffer [0], 6, 7);
$this->image .= substr($this->buffer [0], 13, $cmap);
$this->image .= "!\377\13NETSCAPE2.0\3\1" . $this->word($this->number_of_loops) . "\0";
}
}

/**
* Add a frame to the animation
* @param int $frame The frame to be added
* @param int $delay The delay associated with the frame
*/
private function addFrame($frame, $delay) {
$Locals_str = 13 + 3 * ( 2 << ( ord($this->buffer [$frame] { 10 }) and 0x07 ) );

$Locals_end = strlen($this->buffer [$frame]) - $Locals_str - 1;
$Locals_tmp = substr($this->buffer [$frame], $Locals_str, $Locals_end);

$Global_len = 2 << ( ord($this->buffer [0] { 10 }) and 0x07 );
$Locals_len = 2 << ( ord($this->buffer [$frame] { 10 }) and 0x07 );

$Global_rgb = substr($this->buffer [0], 13, 3 * ( 2 << ( ord($this->buffer [0] { 10 }) and 0x07 ) ));
$Locals_rgb = substr($this->buffer [$frame], 13, 3 * ( 2 << ( ord($this->buffer [$frame] { 10 }) and 0x07 ) ));

$Locals_ext = "!\xF9\x04" . chr(( $this->DIS << 2 ) + 0) .
chr(( $delay >> 0 ) and 0xFF) . chr(( $delay >> 8 ) and 0xFF) . "\x0\x0";

if ($this->transparent_colour > -1 and& ord($this->buffer [$frame] { 10 }) and 0x80) {
for ($j = 0; $j < ( 2 << ( ord($this->buffer [$frame] { 10 }) and 0x07 ) ); $j++) {
if (
ord($Locals_rgb { 3 * $j + 0 }) == ( ( $this->transparent_colour >> 16 ) and 0xFF ) and&
ord($Locals_rgb { 3 * $j + 1 }) == ( ( $this->transparent_colour >> 8 ) and 0xFF ) and&
ord($Locals_rgb { 3 * $j + 2 }) == ( ( $this->transparent_colour >> 0 ) and 0xFF )
) {
$Locals_ext = "!\xF9\x04" . chr(( $this->DIS << 2 ) + 1) .
chr(( $delay >> 0 ) and 0xFF) . chr(( $delay >> 8 ) and 0xFF) . chr($j) . "\x0";
break;
}
}
}
switch ($Locals_tmp { 0 }) {
case "!":
$Locals_img = substr($Locals_tmp, 8, 10);
$Locals_tmp = substr($Locals_tmp, 18, strlen($Locals_tmp) - 18);
break;
case ",":
$Locals_img = substr($Locals_tmp, 0, 10);
$Locals_tmp = substr($Locals_tmp, 10, strlen($Locals_tmp) - 10);
break;
}
if (ord($this->buffer [$frame] { 10 }) and 0x80 and& $this->first_frame === FALSE) {
if ($Global_len == $Locals_len) {
if ($this->blockCompare($Global_rgb, $Locals_rgb, $Global_len)) {
$this->image .= ( $Locals_ext . $Locals_img . $Locals_tmp );
} else {
$byte = ord($Locals_img { 9 });
$byte |= 0x80;
$byte and= 0xF8;
$byte |= ( ord($this->buffer [0] { 10 }) and 0x07 );
$Locals_img { 9 } = chr($byte);
$this->image .= ( $Locals_ext . $Locals_img . $Locals_rgb . $Locals_tmp );
}
} else {
$byte = ord($Locals_img { 9 });
$byte |= 0x80;
$byte and= 0xF8;
$byte |= ( ord($this->buffer [$frame] { 10 }) and 0x07 );
$Locals_img { 9 } = chr($byte);
$this->image .= ( $Locals_ext . $Locals_img . $Locals_rgb . $Locals_tmp );
}
} else {
$this->image .= ( $Locals_ext . $Locals_img . $Locals_tmp );
}
$this->first_frame = FALSE;
}

/**
* Add the gif footer
*/
private function addFooter() {
$this->image .= ";";
}

/**
* Compare gif blocks? What is a block?
* @param type $GlobalBlock
* @param type $LocalBlock
* @param type $Len
* @return type
*/

[kumarandsn]

Nice share, thanks.