RE: [PHP] Comparing two dynamic dates

> -----Original Message----- > From: Erick [mailto:soundguy4jc@yahoo.com] > Sent: 12 March 2002 01:47 > > > I've been working on this for a little while now, without success. I > want to compare the current date to a certain recurring date (ie: > compare todays date to the date of the second Sunday of the a certain > month). I have an event that happens on the second Sunday of > each month, > and I want to show the next date on which the event occurs, > without just > listing the next few months. Can anyone help? Amazingly, I believe the following will do the trick: $second_sun_next_month = strtotime('2sunday', strtotime('+month 1 '.date('F'))); Or, breaking it down into understandable chunks: $this_month = date('F'); // 'March', as I write this! $first_of_next_month = strtotime("+month 1 ${this_month}"); // interpreted by strtotime as "one month after the 1st of this month" -- i.e. 1st April // returned value is a UNIX timestamp $second_sun_next_month = strtotime('2sunday', $first_of_next_month); // returns date of second Sunday counting from 1st of next month. strtotime is actually quite a powerful beast, especially in its range of "relative" dates -- go to http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php and follow the "Date Input Formats" link to get the full picture. HTH Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211