how to create a timer in php with start and end button? [closed]

  

In php I think it's not what you want, since it runs on   server.

I made a simple code in pure Javascript. Example working on Fiddle:

link

But I do not know if you want a stopwatch or if you want a countdown timer.

function formatatempo(segs) {
min = 0;
hr = 0;
/*
if hr < 10 then hr = "0"&hr
if min < 10 then min = "0"&min
if segs < 10 then segs = "0"&segs
*/
while(segs>=60) {
if (segs >=60) {
segs = segs-60;
min = min+1;
}
}

while(min>=60) {
if (min >=60) {
min = min-60;
hr = hr+1;
}
}

if (hr < 10) {hr = "0"+hr}
if (min < 10) {min = "0"+min}
if (segs < 10) {segs = "0"+segs}
fin = hr+":"+min+":"+segs
return fin;
}
var segundos = 0; //inicio do cronometro
function conta() {
segundos++;
document.getElementById("counter").innerHTML = formatatempo(segundos);
}

function inicia(){
interval = setInterval("conta();",1000);
}

function para(){
clearInterval(interval);
}

function zera(){
clearInterval(interval);
segundos = 0;
document.getElementById("counter").innerHTML = formatatempo(segundos);
}

<span id="counter">00:00:00</span><br>
<input type="button" value="Parar" onclick="para();"> <input type="button" value="Iniciar" onclick="inicia();"> <input type="button" value="Zerar" onclick="zera();">