PHP date_add() Function

In this chapter you will learn:

  1. Definition for PHP date_add() Function
  2. Syntax for PHP date_add() Function
  3. Parameter for PHP date_add() Function
  4. Return value from PHP date_add() Function
  5. Example - Add 40 days to the 15th of March, 2013

Definition

The date_add() function adds some days, months, years, hours, minutes, and seconds to a date.

Syntax

PHP date_add() Function has the following syntax.

date_add(object,interval);

Parameter

PHP date_add() Function has the following syntax.

ParameterIs RequiredDescription
objectRequired.DateTime object returned by date_create()
intervalRequired.DateInterval object

Return

PHP date_add() Function returns a DateTime object on success. FALSE on failure.

Example

Add 40 days to the 15th of March, 2013


<?php//  j  av  a  2  s .  co m
$date=date_create("2013-03-15");
date_add($date,date_interval_create_from_date_string("40 days"));
echo date_format($date,"Y-m-d");
?>

The code above generates the following result.

Next chapter...

What you will learn in the next chapter:

  1. Definition for PHP date_create() Function
  2. Syntax for PHP date_create() Function
  3. Parameter for PHP date_create() Function
  4. Return value for PHP date_create() Function
  5. Example - Return a new DateTime object, and then format the date
  6. Example - Return a new DateTime object (with a given timezone), and then format the date and time
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