note 38069 added to function.checkdate

From: Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 09:18:50 +0000
Subject: note 38069 added to function.checkdate
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@carsten: Your method to calculate the days between two dates doesn't need to be that complicated. Try this (quick 'n' dirty): function diff_days($start_date, $end_date { return floor(abs(strtotime($start_date) - strtotime($end_date))/86400); } // You can use whatever days you want echo diff_days("20031013", "20040105"); // result: 84 // You can use every format strtotime supports echo diff_days("now", "-1 year"); // You can mix start and end echo diff_days("20031203", "20031201"); // result: 2 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.checkdate.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+38069 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+38069&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+38069&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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