passing a variable to style templates

[sp00fer]

how do i create a new variable that can be used in the style templates?

eg, suppose in php i have:
$x=time();

and in a postbit template i have
<tr><td>the unix time is $x

Where do i define the $x variable so that the template can use it?

[Nullifi3d]

that depends on where you want the variable to show in vbulletin. You would need to add the variable into a plugin. For the postbit you would use the 'postbit_display_start' plugin.

[tehste]

you could use:
<if condition="$timenow=TIMENOW">
UNIX Timestamp: $timenow
</if>

However you cant use most functions in if conditions.

[sp00fer]

thanks to both of you