Time script not working well

[Panta]

I want to execute a script at a particular time. What i want is that i want a user after registration will wait for like 15 mins to be assigned to be paired with

ob_start();
date_default_timezone_set('Africa/Lagos');
$exp_to_donate='1';
$exp_tobe_paid='2';
$paidto_redonate='3';
$redonated_exp_balance='4';
$balanced_exp_tobe_paid='5';
$mergestatus="no";
$awaiting='awaiting';


//adding time db  just to get time
$profvso = $flash->prepare("SELECT xtime FROM `merge` WHERE `sender`=:email");
$profvso->bindParam(':email',$_SESSION['login_user']);
$profvso->execute();
$profjj = $profvso->fetch();
		
$currentPage = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
$currentTimestamp = strtotime(date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
//Define your startTime here in {Year-Month-Day Hour:Minute:Second} format
$startTime = $profjj['xtime'];

$startTimestamp = strtotime($startTime);
$numOfSecondsToReload = $startTimestamp - $currentTimestamp;
if($startTimestamp >= $currentTimestamp)
{  ?>
<!--<p>Live at <?php //echo date('H:i', $startTimestamp); ?></p>-->
<?php 
//assigning sponsor to user

//check if anyone is qualifies to receive
   $place = $flash->prepare("SELECT * FROM `user` WHERE ((`level`=:exp_tobe_paid) OR (`level`=:redonated_exp_balance) OR (`level`=:balanced_exp_tobe_paid)) AND `merged`=:no LIMIT 1");
	$place->bindParam(':exp_tobe_paid',$exp_tobe_paid);
	$place->bindParam(':redonated_exp_balance',$redonated_exp_balance);
	$place->bindParam(':balanced_exp_tobe_paid',$balanced_exp_tobe_paid);
	$place->bindParam(':no',$mergestatus);
	$place->execute();
	if($place->rowCount() > 0)
	{
	
$profin = $place->fetch();
$togethelp=$profin['email'];//sponsor email
$payment_time= date("Y-m-d H:i:s",strtotime(date("Y-m-d H:i:s")." +3 hours"));//adding 3hrs to the current time	
	
if($merged!=="yes"){	
$gonow = $flash->prepare("UPDATE `merge` SET `receiver`=:togethelp,`payment_time`=:payment_time  WHERE `sender`=:email");
	  
	  $gonow->bindParam(':email',$email);
$gonow->bindParam(':togethelp',$togethelp);
$gonow->bindParam(':payment_time',$payment_time);
if($gonow->execute()){
	$up= $flash->query("UPDATE `user` SET merged='yes' WHERE `email`='$email'");
	$up2= $flash->query("UPDATE `user` SET merged='yes' WHERE `email`='$togethelp'");
}
   
}//end of if there is someone to pay
header( "refresh:$numOfSecondsToReload;$currentPage");
}//end of if the time is greater
}



//end of assign sponsor to user
 ?>

. but the script i have doesnt allow them stay till 15mins. if you refresh the page twice it will assign someone to them which is not what i want. This is my script

[Panta]

14 minutes ago, Panta said:

I want to execute a script at a particular time. What i want is that i want a user after registration will wait for like 15 mins to be assigned to be paired with

ob_start();
date_default_timezone_set('Africa/Lagos');
$exp_to_donate='1';
$exp_tobe_paid='2';
$paidto_redonate='3';
$redonated_exp_balance='4';
$balanced_exp_tobe_paid='5';
$mergestatus="no";
$awaiting='awaiting';


//adding time db  just to get time
$profvso = $flash->prepare("SELECT xtime FROM `merge` WHERE `sender`=:email");
$profvso->bindParam(':email',$_SESSION['login_user']);
$profvso->execute();
$profjj = $profvso->fetch();
		
$currentPage = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
$currentTimestamp = strtotime(date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
//Define your startTime here in {Year-Month-Day Hour:Minute:Second} format
$startTime = $profjj['xtime'];

$startTimestamp = strtotime($startTime);
$numOfSecondsToReload = $startTimestamp - $currentTimestamp;
if($startTimestamp >= $currentTimestamp)
{  ?>
<!--<p>Live at <?php //echo date('H:i', $startTimestamp); ?></p>-->
<?php 
//assigning sponsor to user

//check if anyone is qualifies to receive
   $place = $flash->prepare("SELECT * FROM `user` WHERE ((`level`=:exp_tobe_paid) OR (`level`=:redonated_exp_balance) OR (`level`=:balanced_exp_tobe_paid)) AND `merged`=:no LIMIT 1");
	$place->bindParam(':exp_tobe_paid',$exp_tobe_paid);
	$place->bindParam(':redonated_exp_balance',$redonated_exp_balance);
	$place->bindParam(':balanced_exp_tobe_paid',$balanced_exp_tobe_paid);
	$place->bindParam(':no',$mergestatus);
	$place->execute();
	if($place->rowCount() > 0)
	{
	
$profin = $place->fetch();
$togethelp=$profin['email'];//sponsor email
$payment_time= date("Y-m-d H:i:s",strtotime(date("Y-m-d H:i:s")." +3 hours"));//adding 3hrs to the current time	
	
if($merged!=="yes"){	
$gonow = $flash->prepare("UPDATE `merge` SET `receiver`=:togethelp,`payment_time`=:payment_time  WHERE `sender`=:email");
	  
	  $gonow->bindParam(':email',$email);
$gonow->bindParam(':togethelp',$togethelp);
$gonow->bindParam(':payment_time',$payment_time);
if($gonow->execute()){
	$up= $flash->query("UPDATE `user` SET merged='yes' WHERE `email`='$email'");
	$up2= $flash->query("UPDATE `user` SET merged='yes' WHERE `email`='$togethelp'");
}
   
}//end of if there is someone to pay
header( "refresh:$numOfSecondsToReload;$currentPage");
}//end of if the time is greater
}



//end of assign sponsor to user
 ?>

. but the script i have doesnt allow them stay till 15mins. if you refresh the page twice it will assign someone to them which is not what i want. This is my script

Fixed .