#44536 [Opn->Bgs]: wrong result (timestamp)

From: Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:01:07 +0000
Subject: #44536 [Opn->Bgs]: wrong result (timestamp)
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ID: 44536 Updated by: jani@php.net Reported By: anas1305 at gmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Date/time related Operating System: XP and Linux PHP Version: 5.2CVS-2008-03-26 New Comment: Congratulations! You have found the DST (daylight saving time) and it's problems. :) Hint: Use gmmktime() instead and you'll never encounter this in the future. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-03-26 11:28:22] anas1305 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ function return wrong result between 2 dates 2008-03-30 -> 2008-03-31. PHP version : 5.2.3 Reproduce code: --------------- $ddebut = "2008-03-30"; $dfin = "2008-03-31"; $tab_ddebut = explode("-", $ddebut); $tab_dfin = explode("-", $dfin); $timestamp_ddebut = mktime(0, 0, 0, $tab_ddebut[1], $tab_ddebut[2], $tab_ddebut[0]); $timestamp_dfin = mktime(0, 0, 0, $tab_dfin[1], $tab_dfin[2], $tab_dfin[0]); echo abs(($timestamp_dfin - $timestamp_ddebut)/86400); Expected result: ---------------- this code abs(($timestamp_dfin - $timestamp_ddebut)/86400) return wrong result : 0.958333333333. the correct result is 1. Actual result: -------------- 0.958333333333 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=44536&edit=1

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