ID: 45661
User updated by: frozenfire at thefrozenfire dot com
Reported By: frozenfire at thefrozenfire dot com
Status: Open
Bug Type: Date/time related
Operating System: Windows XP SP2
PHP Version: 5.2.6
New Comment:
// Working code. Produces intuitive output.
// Original bug report used 0 as 5th param
for($i=1; $i<13; $i++) echo date('M', mktime(0, 0, 0, $i, 1))."\n";
Previous Comments:
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[2008-07-31 00:47:56] frozenfire at thefrozenfire dot com
Description:
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There is a bug in mktime, where omission of the day parameter causes
some issues.
Most notably, when attempting to iterate through months. See the
reproduction code for a better explanation.
Reproduce code:
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// Bugged code. Produces "Mar" twice.
for($i=1; $i<13; $i++) echo date('M', mktime(0, 0, 0, $i))."\n";
// Working code. Produces intuitive output.
for($i=1; $i<13; $i++) echo date('M', mktime(0, 0, 0, $i, 0))."\n";
Expected result:
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Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Actual result:
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Jan
Mar
Mar
Apr
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
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