date_diff

Definition and usage

date_diff() function returns the difference between two DateTime objects.

Example

Calculate the difference between two days:

 <?php
$date1 = date_create ( "1984-01-28" ) ;
$date2 = date_create ( "1980-10-15" ) ;
$diff = date_diff ( $date1 , $date2 ) ;
?>

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grammar

 date_diff ( datetime1 , datetime2 , absolute ) ;