RE: [PHP] strange behaviour with strtotime()

On 31 January 2006 11:24, James Benson wrote: > Im encountering some very weird behaviour when using the following:- > > > echo date("M", strtotime("next month")); > > > outputs: Mar > > > > while > > > echo date("r",time()); > > outputs: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:21:47 +0000 > > > > anyone know why? Because 1 month from 31-Jan is 31-Feb -- which is taken to mean 02-Mar, hence the output of date("M" ...). 2 months from now is 31-Mar, which is ok; 3 months from now would be 31-Apr, which would likewise be taken to mean 01-May. This is all as expected -- no bug here. Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley Campus, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@leedsmet.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm