
PHP Date Exercises : Calculate number of days between two dates
PHP date: Exercise-7 with Solution
Write a PHP script to calculate number of days between two dates.
Sample Solution:
PHP Code:
<?php
$to_date = time(); // Input your date here e.g. strtotime("2014-01-02")
$from_date = strtotime("2012-01-31");
$day_diff = $to_date - $from_date;
echo floor($day_diff/(60*60*24))."\n";
?>
Sample Output:
1988
N.B.: The result may varry for your system date and time.
Flowchart :

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