Create display date range from two dates in ACF in Wordpress

Create display date range from two dates in ACF in Wordpress

<?php

$start_date = strtotime (get_field('start_date'));
$end_date = strtotime (get_field('end_date'));

if ( $start_date == $end_date ){
    // the start and end are equal "d F Y" #1
    echo date_i18n( "j F, l Y", $start_date );
} else {
    // first check to see if the year is the same since it is a larger scope
    if ( date( 'Y', $start_date ) == date( 'Y', $end_date ) ){
        // year is the same, check the month next
        if ( date( 'M', $start_date ) == date( 'M', $end_date ) ){
            // month is the same, use "d - D F Y", #2
            echo date_i18n( 'd', $start_date ) . ' - ' .  date_i18n( 'd F, Y', $end_date );
			
        } else {
            // month is not the same but year is a match, use "d F - d F Y", #3
            echo date_i18n( 'd F', $start_date ) . ' - ' .  date_i18n( 'd F Y', $end_date );
        }
    } else {
        // the year is not the same, use "d F Y - d F Y", #4
        echo date_i18n( 'd F Y', $start_date ) . ' - ' .  date_i18n( 'd F Y', $end_date );
    }
}

?>