<a onclick="javascript:$.php('/getstatus.php',{'act':'process'});return false;" href="/index.php">Status</a>

function GetStatus(seconds)
{
	if (!(seconds >=  0 ))
		return;

	var SecondsToEnd = seconds;

	document.getElementById("QuestTimer").innerHTML = strTime;
	statusID = setTimeout("GetStatus("+(SecondsToEnd- 1 )+")",  950 );

	if (SecondsToEnd =  0 )
	{
		$.php('/getstatus.php',{'act':'process'});
		return false;
	}
}

<script type="text/javascript">
var statusID = null; statusID = setTimeout("GetStatus(<?=$QuestionEndTime?>)",  950 );
</script>

function GetStatus(seconds)
{
	if (!(seconds >=  0 ))
		return;

	var SecondsToEnd = seconds;

	if (SecondsToEnd ==  0 )
	{
		$.php('/getstatus.php',{'act':'process'});
		return false;
	}
	else
	{
		document.getElementById("QuestTimer").innerHTML = strTime;
		statusID = setTimeout("GetStatus("+(SecondsToEnd- 1 )+")",  950 );
	}
}