PHP Date Range

0-PHP-DATE-RANGE.MD

PHP DATE RANGE

https://code-boxx.com/date-range-php/

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1-date-time.php

<?php
// (A) START & END DATE
$start = new DateTime("2020-01-01");
$end = new DateTime("2020-03-02");

// (B) DAILY INTERVAL
// USE P2D FOR 2 DAYS, P3D FOR 3 DAYS, AND SO ON...
echo "DAILY<br>";
$interval = new DateInterval("P1D");
$range = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $end);
foreach ($range as $date) {
  echo $date->format("Y-m-d") . "<br>";
}

// (C) WEEKLY INTERVAL - CAPTAIN OBVIOUS P7D
echo "WEEKLY<br>";
$interval = new DateInterval("P7D");
$range = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $end);
foreach ($range as $date) {
  echo $date->format("Y-m-d") . "<br>";
}

// (D) MONTHLY INTERVAL
echo "MONTHLY<br>";
$interval = new DateInterval("P1M");
$range = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $end);
foreach ($range as $date) {
  echo $date->format("Y-m-d") . "<br>";
}

2-unix.php

<?php
// (A) START & END UNIX TIMESTAMPS
$start = strtotime("2020-01-01");
$end = strtotime("2020-03-02");

// (B) DAILY INTERVAL (1 DAY = 86400 SECONDS)
echo "DAILY<br>";
for ($i=$start; $i<=$end; $i+=86400) {
  echo date("Y-m-d", $i) . "<br>";
}

// (C) WEEKLY INTERVAL (1 DAY = 604800 SECONDS)
echo "WEEKLY<br>";
for ($i=$start; $i<=$end; $i+=604800) {
  echo date("Y-m-d", $i) . "<br>";
}

// (D) MONTHLY INTERVAL
echo "MONTHLY<br>";
$i = $start;
while ($i < $end) {
  $idate = date("Y-m-d", $i);
  echo $idate."<br>";
  $i = strtotime($idate . "+1 month");
}