Some useful functions for use with dates

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<?php
// Get array of months - useful for month dropdown for example
function getmonths() {
    $months = array();
        
    for ($m=1; $m<=12; $m++) {
        $months[] = date('m', mktime(0,0,0,$m,1));
    }        
        
    return $months;
}

// Get array of years - useful for year dropdown for example
function getYears() {
    $years = array();
        
    $cutoff = 1910;
    $now = date("Y");
        
    for ($y=$now; $y>=$cutoff; $y--) {
        $years[] = $y;
    }        
        
    return $years;
}
?>