PHP Date Calculation

[wilna]

Hi

 

I don't understand what I'm doing wrong, I want to subtract 6 months from my date, but I get 1969/07 as an answer?

 

<?php
$date = date('Y/m');
echo $date;
echo "<br/>";
$date1 = date ("Y/m", strtotime("-6 month", strtotime($date)));
echo $date1;
?>

[George Botley]

Hello,

 

 

The best way to do this is to provide a timestamp.

 

 

See the below

 

 

$date1 = date(Y/m", strtotime("-6 months", time()));

 

 

A timestamp is the current time in seconds using the UNIX system.

[QuickOldCar]

<?php
$date = date('Y/m');
echo $date;
echo "<br/>";
$date1 = date("Y/m", strtotime("-6 month"));
echo $date1;
?>

 

Results:

2011/05

2010/12

[wilna]

Thank you George!

[QuickOldCar]

There was a quote missing george.

 

$date1 = date("Y/m", strtotime("-6 months", time()));