Quick Reference
The PHP date_diff() function returns the difference between two DateTime objects.
<?php
$date1 = date_create('2013-01-11');
$date2 = date_create('2023-09-14');
$diff = date_diff($date1, $date2);
echo $diff->format('%R%a days');
?>Output
+3898 daysSyntax
date_diff(datetime1, datetime2, absolute)Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| datetime1 | Specifies a DateTime object (required) |
| datetime2 | Specifies a DateTime object (required) |
| absolute | Specifies a Boolean value; TRUE indicates that the interval/difference MUST be positive (default is FALSE) |
PHP Notes:
- When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
- Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on
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