[FullyTested]

If all you want to do is display the time remaining on the ban whenever the user tries to log on, then...

1). Open 'includes/functions.php'
2). Find eval(standard_error(fetch_error('nopermission_bann ed', $reason['reason'], $date)));
3). ABOVE it insert:

PHP Code:

// start code 'ban time'

        if ($date != $vbphrase['never'])
        {
            $remain = $reason['liftdate'] - TIMENOW;
            $remain_days = floor($remain / 86400);
            $remain_hours = ceil(($remain - ($remain_days * 86400)) / 3600);
            if ($remain_hours == 24)
            {
                $remain_days += 1;
                $remain_hours = 0;
            }

            if ($remain_days <= 0)
            {
                $timeremaining = "<i>Will be lifted soon.</i>";
            }
            else
            {
                if ($remain_days == 1)
                {
                    $day_word = $vbphrase['day'];
                }
                else
                {
                    $day_word = $vbphrase['days'];
                }
                if ($remain_hours == 1)
                {
                    $hour_word = $vbphrase['hour'];
                }
                else
                {
                    $hour_word = $vbphrase['hours'];
                }

                $timeremaining = "$remain_days $day_word, $remain_hours $hour_word";
            }

            $date .= "<br />Time Remaining: $timeremaining";
        }

// end code 'ban time' 


Cheers,
David.