PHP : echo message for a specified amount of time

Question

I want to display a string \"Your status has been posted\" for something around 3 or so seconds than I want it to go away.

As of right now I have a news feed where the u

Answer 1

If sending output to the browser, then you can use javascript to control the time-window you want your text to be visible.

If using jquery you could use .hide() http://api.jquery.com/hide/