PHP Date Exercises : Number of the month before the current month

PHP date: Exercise-20 with Solution

Write a PHP script to get the number of the month before the current month.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
echo date('m', strtotime('-1 month'))."\n";
?>

Sample Output:

06

N.B.: The result may varry for your system date and time.

PHP Code Editor:

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