date_interval_create_from_date_string

Definition and usage

The date_interval_create_from_date_string() function sets the DateInterval according to the relative part in the string.

Example

Use date_interval_create_from_date_string() to add 1 year and 35 days to date:

 <?php
$date = date_create ( '2019-01-01' ) ;
date_add ( $date , date_interval_create_from_date_string ( '1 year 35 days' ) ) ;
echo date_format ( $date , 'Ym-d' ) ;
?>

Try it yourself

grammar

 date_interval_create_from_date_string ( datetime )