Re: Date Manipulation

* Christopher Weaver <booktues@yahoo.com>: > This code: > > echo strtotime("now"); > echo mktime("Ymd", strtotime("now")); > > is producing this result: > > 1101945775 > Warning: mktime(): Windows does not support negative values for this > function ... > -1 > > What am I doing wrong? Using the wrong function, or providing the wrong arguments. From the arguments you're giving mktime, I suspect you actually want date(), which would yield a string in the format 'YYYMMDD'. However, if you really want to use mktime, you should be be using it as follows: int mktime ( [int $hour], [int $minute], [int $second], [int $month], [int $day], [int $year], [int $is_dst] ) Please read the manual entries for the functions you're using before posting to the list. > "John Holmes" <holmes072000@charter.net> wrote in message > news:41AD2DB7.4040501@charter.net... > > Christopher Weaver wrote: > > > I've looked at the date functions in the manual but can't find what I > > > need. All I want to do is add and subtract days without ending up with > > > bogus date values. IOW, Nov. 29 + 7 days shouldn't be Nov. 36. > > > > > > Just a nod in the write direction would be great. > > > > mktime() or strtotime() -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney | mailto:matthew@garden.org Webmaster and IT Specialist | http://www.garden.org National Gardening Association | http://www.kidsgardening.com 802-863-5251 x156 | http://nationalgardenmonth.org