functions.php

<?php

function strip_zeros_from_date($marked_string=''){
	// remove the marked zeros
	$no_zeros = str_replace('*0', '', $marked_string);
	// remove any remaining marks
	$cleaned_string = str_replace('*', '', $no_zeros);
	return $cleaned_string;
}

function redirect_to($location = null){
	if ($location != null) {
		header("Location: {$location}");
		exit();
	}
}

function output_message($message=""){
	if (!empty($message)) {
		return "<div class=\"alert\"><p class=\"alert-danger\">{$message}</p></div>";
	}else{
		return "";
	}
}

function __autoload($class_name){
	$class_name = strtolower($class_name);
	$path = LIB_PATH.DS."{$class_name}.php";
	if (file_exists($path)) {
		require_once($path);
	}else{
		die("The file {$class_name}.php could not be found.");
	}
}

function include_layout_template($template=""){
	include(SITE_ROOT.DS.'public'.DS.'layouts'.DS.$template);
}

function log_action($action, $message=""){
	date_default_timezone_set('Asia/Manila');
	$logfile = SITE_ROOT.DS.'logs'.DS.'log.txt';
	$new = file_exists($logfile) ? false : true;
	if ($handle = fopen($logfile, 'a')) {
		// append
		$timestamp = strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", time());
		$content = "{$timestamp} | {$action}: {$message}\n";
		fwrite($handle, $content);
		fclose($handle);
		if ($new) {
			chmod($logfile, 0755);
		}else{
			//echo "Could not open log file for writing.";
		}
	}
}

function datetime_to_text($datetime=""){
	$unixdatetime = strtotime($datetime);
	return strftime("%B %d, %Y at %I: %M %p", $unixdatetime);
}

?>