Ok your way works and thanks for the help but still struggling a little bit
here is what I have.
$year = date (Y); //This gets me the current year 2002
$month = date (m); //This gets me the current month 07
$day= 1; //always looking for the 1st day of the month
$string = "$year $month $day";
$today = date("w",strtotime($string));
echo $today;
My result is: 3
What am I doing wrong should this work????
Thanks for the help
attila
http://www.glorynaspiration.com
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> $today = date("w"); // $today will result in '1'
> $today = date("D"); // $today will result in 'Mon'
> $today = date("l"); // $today will result in 'Monday'
>
> Now if you wanted to feed the script something like this:
>
> $string = "01 Jul 2002";
> $today = date("l",strtotime($string));
>
> This will result in the long textual day of '01 Jul 2002', so 'Monday' or
if
> you interchange the "l" in the first part of the date function with "w"
you
> will get the the day of the week, numeric, i.e. "0" (Sunday) to "6"
> (Saturday) or if you use "D" you will get the short textual day so 'Mon'
>
> I hope all of that makes sense to you. Check out the php manual for the
> function date and strtotime.
>
> http://www.php.net/date
> http://www.php.net/strtotime
>
> Rick
>
> "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own
> understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And he shall direct your
> paths." - Proverbs 3:5-6
>
>
> > From: "Attila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 16:44:39 -0600
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [PHP] Date () Help please
> >
> > Hello all,
> > I am very new to PHP and I have added some minor PHP to my website. I
> > would like to make a PHP calander to keep track of things going on.
Could
> > someone tell me how I can get the first day of every month.
> >
> > For Example:
> > 01 Jul 2002 was a Monday.
> > 01 Mar 2002 will be a Thursday
> >
> > I need the dates to start my tables so they insert the numbers in the
right
> > day.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Attila
> >
> >
> >
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