DateTime::diff

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)

DateTime::diff — Returns the difference between two DateTime objects

Beschreibung

public DateInterval DateTime::diff ( DateTime $datetime [, bool $absolute ] )

Returns the difference between two DateTime objects.

Parameter-Liste

datetime: The date to compare to.
absolute: Whether to return absolute difference. Defaults to FALSE.

Rückgabewerte

The difference between two dates.

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DateTime::diff

Anonymous
04-Aug-2009 12:17


You don't need to calculate the exact difference if you just want to know what date comes earlier:



<?php



date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Madrid');



$d1 = new DateTime('1492-01-01');

$d2 = new DateTime('1492-12-31');



var_dump($d1 < $d2);

var_dump($d1 > $d2);

var_dump($d1 == $d2);



?>



bool(true)

bool(false)

bool(false)

thinice at gmail dot com
17-Jul-2009 07:29


Some stuff to help you get started:





<?php


// See what's inside


$oDT = new DateTime();


var_dump($oDT);


?>





To do a date difference:





<?php


$oDT = new DateTime(); //Sets the object to now


$oDTDiff = $oDT->diff(new DateTime('2009-08-18 00:00:01'));


var_dump($oDTDiff);


echo "Days of difference: ". $oDTDiff->days;


?>

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Last updated: Fri, 30 Oct 2009