note 61679 added to function.getdate

From: Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 12:13:16 +0000
Subject: note 61679 added to function.getdate
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I think this is better method to calculate day difference between two timestamps: <? php if( $first_timestamp > $second_timestamp ) { die('Reverse timestamps'); } else { $first_date = getdate( $first_timestamp ); $second_date = getdate($second_timestamp); $years_between = $second_date['year'] - $first_date['year']; if($years_between==0) { $days_between = $second_date['yday'] - $first_date['yday']; } if($years_between>0) { $start_year = 365; $count_365_years = 0; $count_366_years = 0; if($first_date['year']%4==0) $start_year = 366; for($i = 1; $i<=$years_between-1; $i++) { if(($first_date['year']+$i)%4==0) $count_366_years++; else{ $count_365_years++; } } $days_between = $start_year - $first_date['yday'] + 365*$count_365_years + 366*$count_366_years + $second_date['yday']; } } ?> Should works every time :) ---- Server IP: 81.223.254.85 Probable Submitter: 85.221.136.90 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.getdate.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+61679 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61679&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61679&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61679&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61679&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61679&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61679&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61679&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+61679&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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