On 13 August 2003 20:05, Nicholas Robinson wrote: > On Wednesday 13 Aug 2003 8:00 pm, Scott Fletcher wrote: > > Hi! > > > > Here's a trick script. We know that some months have the last > > day which is 30 while other is 31. As for February, it can be > > either 28 or 29. So, what's the trick in using the php to find out > > what is the last day of the month if you want to checked it against > > the server's clock to find out the last day of the month. Suppose > > it is this month or 3 months ago or 3 months from now. Anyone know? > > The 'usual' trick is to set the date to the first day of the month > after the one you want and then subtract one day.
Actually, the "usual" trick is to ask mktime() for the 0th day of the following month. One of the examples on the mktime() page of the manual (http://www.php.net/mktime) even illustrates exactly this. Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
