php between dates code example

Example 1: php difference between two dates

$date1 = "2007-03-24";
$date2 = "2009-06-26";

$diff = abs(strtotime($date2) - strtotime($date1));

$years = floor($diff / (365*60*60*24));
$months = floor(($diff - $years * 365*60*60*24) / (30*60*60*24));
$days = floor(($diff - $years * 365*60*60*24 - $months*30*60*60*24)/ (60*60*24));

printf("%d years, %d months, %d days\n", $years, $months, $days);

Example 2: php get date between two dates

$period = new DatePeriod(
     new DateTime('2010-10-01'),
     new DateInterval('P1D'),
     new DateTime('2010-10-05')
);

//Which should get you an array with DateTime objects. 

//To iterate

foreach ($period as $key => $value) {
    //$value->format('Y-m-d')       
}

Example 3: php check if date between two dates

Current date is between two dates