PHP round time() up (future) to next multiple of 5 minutes
php, rounding, time
Solution
$now = time();
$next_five = ceil($now/300)*300;
This will give you the next round five minutes (always greater or equal the current time).
I think that this is what you need, based on your description.
Problem
How do I round the result of `time()` up (towards the future) to the next multiple of 5 minutes?