Bug #62326 [Com]: date_diff() function returns false result
Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62326&edit=1
ID: 62326
Comment by: esavichev at gmail dot com
Reported by: ploeger dot private at googlemail dot com
Summary: date_diff() function returns false result
Status: Open
Type: Bug
Package: Date/time related
Operating System: Windows Server 2008 R2
PHP Version: 5.3Git-2012-06-14 (snap)
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
Looks like the same issue on PHP 7.2.10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Code to reproduce:
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echo date_diff(
date_create('1921-05-02 00:00:00'),
date_create('1921-05-03 00:00:00')
)->days . "\n"; // 1 - it's correct
echo date_diff(
date_create('1921-05-01 00:00:00'),
date_create('1921-05-02 00:00:00')
)->days . "\n"; // 0 - why zero? expected 1!
echo date_diff(
date_create('1921-05-01 00:00:00'),
date_create('2019-01-01 00:00:00')
)->days . "\n"; // 35673
echo date_diff(
date_create('1921-05-02 00:00:00'),
date_create('2019-01-01 00:00:00')
)->days . "\n"; // 35673 - the same as previous?
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Previous Comments:
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[2013-10-30 02:20:15] cmbecker69 at gmx dot de
FWIW: this issue apparently is caused by the daylight saving time shift.
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[2012-06-15 11:17:59] ploeger dot private at googlemail dot com
Test script to show the behavior of the bug:
Test script:
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<?php
const start_date = '2012-06-01 00:00:00';
const end_date = '2012-12-01 00:00:00';
$timezones = array('europe/Berlin', 'GMT', 'CET', 'UTC');
$possibleTimezones = DateTimeZone::listIdentifiers();
$possibleTimezones = array_map('strtolower', $possibleTimezones);
foreach ( $timezones as $testZone )
{
$cur = new DateTimeZone($testZone);
$start = date_create(start_date, $cur);
$end = date_create(end_date, $cur);
$info[] = join(array(
'Soll-TZ : '.$testZone.PHP_EOL,
'Differenz : '.( $start->diff($end)->format('%y Jahre %m Monate %d
Monatstage ( %a tage total )') ).PHP_EOL,
'gelisted : '.( in_array(strtolower($testZone), $possibleTimezones) ?
'Ja' : 'Nein' ).PHP_EOL,
'Alias : '.( strcasecmp($testZone, $cur->getName()) == 0 ? 'Nein'
:
'Ja' ).PHP_EOL,
'Ist-TZ : '.( $cur->getName() ).PHP_EOL,
'start OfS : '.( ( $cur->getOffset($start) / 60 / 60 ) ).'
Stunden'.PHP_EOL,
'end OfS : '.( ( $cur->getOffset($end) / 60 / 60 ) ).'
Stunden'.PHP_EOL
));
}
echo join('--- '.PHP_EOL, $info);
Result:
----------------
Soll-TZ : europe/Berlin
Differenz : 0 Jahre 5 Monate 30 Monatstage ( 183 tage total )
gelisted : Ja
Alias : Nein
Ist-TZ : Europe/Berlin
start OfS : 2 Stunden
end OfS : 1 Stunden
---
Soll-TZ : GMT
Differenz : 0 Jahre 6 Monate 0 Monatstage ( 183 tage total )
gelisted : Nein
Alias : Ja
Ist-TZ : UTC
start OfS : 0 Stunden
end OfS : 0 Stunden
---
Soll-TZ : CET
Differenz : 0 Jahre 5 Monate 30 Monatstage ( 183 tage total )
gelisted : Nein
Alias : Ja
Ist-TZ : Europe/Berlin
start OfS : 2 Stunden
end OfS : 1 Stunden
---
Soll-TZ : UTC
Differenz : 0 Jahre 6 Monate 0 Monatstage ( 183 tage total )
gelisted : Ja
Alias : Nein
Ist-TZ : UTC
start OfS : 0 Stunden
end OfS : 0 Stunden
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[2012-06-14 19:55:15] juergen78 at gmail dot com
My Hosters OS:
Linux alfa3025 2.6.32-bpo.5-amd64 #1 SMP Wed Jul 20 09:10:04 UTC 2011 x86_64
Code:
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date_default_timezone_set("Europe/Berlin");
$start_timestamp = date_create('2012-06-01');
$end_timestamp = date_create('2012-12-01');
$difference = date_diff($start_timestamp, $end_timestamp);
$difference = $difference->format('%M');
echo $difference;
Output:
05
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[2012-06-14 19:13:58] ploeger dot private at googlemail dot com
I could reproduce the bug on WinXP Pro SP3, Win Server 2008 R2 and Win7 Pro.
Default Timezone: Europe/Berlin
Workaround with correct result:
date_default_timezone_set("UTC");
$start_timestamp = date_create('2012-06-01');
$end_timestamp = date_create('2012-12-01');
$difference = date_diff($start_timestamp, $end_timestamp);
var_dump($difference); //6 months
Could you reproduce the bug with:
date.timezone = "Europe/Berlin"
in php.ini on linux?
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[2012-06-14 19:00:49] rasmus@php.net
That output 06 on Linux
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