08-31-2001
Yeah, that is the shortcoming that PxT pointed out in my script also. I like his idea better of converting to julian date, subtracting the number you need, then converting back to regular date. Please check out his script - it's much better, and is less likely to contain the simple errors I have included (as
features, of course) in mine.
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datetime.modify
DATETIME.MODIFY(3) 1 DATETIME.MODIFY(3)
DateTime::modify - Alters the timestamp
Object oriented style
SYNOPSIS
public DateTime DateTime::modify (string $modify)
DESCRIPTION
Procedural style
DateTime date_modify (DateTime $object, string $modify)
Alter the timestamp of a DateTime object by incrementing or decrementing in a format accepted by strtotime(3).
PARAMETERS
o $object
-Procedural style only: A DateTime object returned by date_create(3). The function modifies this object.
o $modify
-A date/time string. Valid formats are explained in Date and Time Formats.
RETURN VALUES
Returns the DateTime object for method chaining or FALSE on failure.
CHANGELOG
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
|Version | |
| | |
| | Description |
| | |
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 5.3.6 | |
| | |
| | Absolute date/time statements now take effect. |
| | Previously, only relative parts were used. |
| | |
| 5.3.0 | |
| | |
| | Changed the return value on success from NULL to |
| | DateTime. |
| | |
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES
Example #1
DateTime.modify(3) example
Object oriented style
<?php
$date = new DateTime('2006-12-12');
$date->modify('+1 day');
echo $date->format('Y-m-d');
?>
Procedural style
<?php
$date = date_create('2006-12-12');
date_modify($date, '+1 day');
echo date_format($date, 'Y-m-d');
?>
The above examples will output:
2006-12-13
Example #2
Beware when adding or subtracting months
<?php
$date = new DateTime('2000-12-31');
$date->modify('+1 month');
echo $date->format('Y-m-d') . "
";
$date->modify('+1 month');
echo $date->format('Y-m-d') . "
";
?>
The above example will output:
2001-01-31
2001-03-03
SEE ALSO
strtotime(3), DateTime.add(3), DateTime.sub(3), DateTime.setDate(3), DateTime.setISODate(3), DateTime.setTime(3), DateTime.setTimes-
tamp(3).
PHP Documentation Group DATETIME.MODIFY(3)