date("d")+1 misses trailing '0'

[luminous]

I'm setting a date using:

 

$day = date("d")+1;

 

However when I echo this result I get a single character rather than two i.e '7' and not '07', anyone know what could be up with this? I'm sure it's something to do with the '+1' because i create the current date with this code and returns with the format I want.

 

Thanks!

[BlueSkyIS]

the result of performing regular math would not zero-pad the result. php is being "nice" by not complaining about using a zero-padded number in a math equation. if you want the zero back, you'll need to add it using str_pad() or use number formatting.

[luminous]

thankyou!