johnmorris/datetime.php

## datetime.php
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Manipulating PHP DateTime</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Working With DateTime Extension (PHP 5.2+)</h1>
    <h4>Defaults to the time now and is an object:</h4>
    <?php $date = new DateTime(); print_r($date); ?><br>
    <?php echo $date->date; ?><br>
    <?php echo $date->getTimestamp(); ?>

    <h4>Set a specific date using various formats:</h4>
    <?php $date = new DateTime('tomorrow'); print_r($date); ?><br>
    <?php $date = new DateTime('March 24, 2013'); print_r($date); ?>

    <h4>Compare dates directly:</h4>
    <?php
      $one = new DateTime('tomorrow');
      $two = new DateTime('March 24, 2013');

      if ( $one > $two ) {
        echo 'date one is greater than date two <br>';
      }

      $diff = $one->diff($two); print_r($diff);
    ?>

     <h4>Working with timezones:</h4>
    <?php $date = new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('America/Chicago')); print_r($date); ?>

    <h4>Using DatePeriod:</h4>
    <?php $period = new DatePeriod($two, new DateInterval('P3D'), $one);
      foreach ( $period as $datetime ) {
        printf('<li>%s</li>', $datetime->format('Y-m-d'));
      }
    ?>
  </body>
</html>
	<!DOCTYPE html>
	<html>
	<head>
	<meta charset="UTF-8">
	<title>Manipulating PHP DateTime</title>
	</head>
	<body>
	<h1>Working With DateTime Extension (PHP 5.2+)</h1>
	<h4>Defaults to the time now and is an object:</h4>
	<?php $date = new DateTime(); print_r($date); ?><br>
	<?php echo $date->date; ?><br>
	<?php echo $date->getTimestamp(); ?>

	<h4>Set a specific date using various formats:</h4>
	<?php $date = new DateTime('tomorrow'); print_r($date); ?><br>
	<?php $date = new DateTime('March 24, 2013'); print_r($date); ?>

	<h4>Compare dates directly:</h4>
	<?php
	$one = new DateTime('tomorrow');
	$two = new DateTime('March 24, 2013');

	if ( $one > $two ) {
	echo 'date one is greater than date two <br>';
	}

	$diff = $one->diff($two); print_r($diff);
	?>

	<h4>Working with timezones:</h4>
	<?php $date = new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('America/Chicago')); print_r($date); ?>

	<h4>Using DatePeriod:</h4>
	<?php $period = new DatePeriod($two, new DateInterval('P3D'), $one);
	foreach ( $period as $datetime ) {
	printf('<li>%s</li>', $datetime->format('Y-m-d'));
	}
	?>
	</body>
	</html>