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PHP date_diff() Function
PHP date_diff() Function
PHP date_diff() function is used to calculate the difference between two given DateTime objects. It returns a date time object as output on the success otherwise it returns failure.
Syntax:
date_diff($datetime1, $datetime2, $absolute)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| datetime1 | This is a required parameter. This parameter defines a DateTime object. |
| datetime2 | This is a required parameter. This parameter defines another DateTime object. |
| absolute | This is an optional parameter. This parameter defines a Boolean value. TRUE value indicates that the interval must be positive. |
Here is an example of date_diff() function in PHP:
<html>
<body>
<?php
$date1=date_create("2013-03-18");
$date2=date_create("2015-12-23");
$diff=date_diff($date1,$date2);
echo $diff->format("%R%a days");
?>
</body>
</html>
Output:
+1010 days
+1010 days
Here is an example of date_diff() function in PHP:
<html>
<body>
<?php
$date1=date_create("2013-03-18");
$date2=date_create("2015-12-23");
$diff=date_diff($date1,$date2);
echo $diff->format("%R%a days");
?>
</body>
</html>
Output:
+1010 days
+1010 days
Example 2
<html>
<body>
<?php
function FinddateDiff($startDate, $endDate)
{
$start_d = strtotime($startDate);
$end_d = strtotime($endDate);
$diff = $end_d - $start_d;
return round($diff / 86400);
}
echo FinddateDiff("2020-01-21", "2020-01-31");
?>
</body>
</html>
Output:10
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