DateTime could not be converted to string

[jakebur01]

I am preparing $begin and $end for DatePeriod() but I can't get passed this error "getting the error Recoverable fatal error: Object of class DateTime could not be converted to string".

$today = date("Y-m-d");
$datestop=$_POST['datestop'];
//echo "$today<br /><br />$datestop<br /><br />";
$begin = new DateTime("$today");
$end = new DateTime("$datestop");

 

[Barand]

I see nothing in that code that would give that error.

FYI. don't put a single string variable inside quotes as you have 

$end = new DateTime("$datestop");
                    ^         ^

It's inefficient and unnecessary. Just use

$end = new DateTime($datestop);

 

[cyberRobot]

How are you using $begin and/or $end later in the script? If you're outputting the value stored in the DateTime instance, you could use the format method:
https://www.php.net/manual/en/datetime.format.php

[jakebur01]

2 hours ago, Barand said:

I see nothing in that code that would give that error.

FYI. don't put a single string variable inside quotes as you have 

$end = new DateTime("$datestop");
                    ^         ^

It's inefficient and unnecessary. Just use

$end = new DateTime($datestop);

 

I originally did not have quotes, but added them in to see if it would make any difference.  The error goes away when I comment out these two lines.

$today and $datestop returns:  I can't see anything wrong with it yet either.

2019-10-08

2024-10-08

[jakebur01]

1 hour ago, cyberRobot said:

How are you using $begin and/or $end later in the script? If you're outputting the value stored in the DateTime instance, you could use the format method:
https://www.php.net/manual/en/datetime.format.php

 

 

$today = date("Y-m-d");
$datestop=$_POST['datestop'];
//echo "$today<br /><br />$datestop<br /><br />";
$begin = new DateTime($today);
$end = new DateTime($datestop);

$interval = DateInterval::createFromDateString($interval);
$period = new DatePeriod($begin, $interval, $end);

foreach ($period as $dt) {

$dateloop = $dt->format("Y-m-d");
// do other tasks

}

CyberRobot, this is how I'm using it.

Edited October 8, 2019 by jakebur01

[Barand]

I suspect this is the code causing the error

// do other tasks

 

[jakebur01]

14 minutes ago, Barand said:

I suspect this is the code causing the error

// do other tasks

 

I can comment out the whole page and the error doesn't go away until I comment out:

$begin = DateTime($today);
$end = DateTime($datestop);

 

[jakebur01]

Ok, this is the only code that is not commented out:

if(isset($_POST['datestop'])){

$today = date("Y-m-d");
$datestop=$_POST['datestop'];
echo "$today<br /><br />$datestop<br /><br />";

$begin = DateTime($today);
$end = DateTime($datestop);

}

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function DateTime().  Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown

Edited October 8, 2019 by jakebur01

[Barand]

Post the full error message too

[jakebur01]

3 minutes ago, Barand said:

Post the full error message too

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function DateTime().  Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown

[Barand]

9 minutes ago, jakebur01 said:

$begin = DateTime($today);

$end = DateTime($datestop);

You have removed the "new"s

Should be

$begin = new DateTime($today);
$end   = new DateTime($datestop);

BTW error messages have line numbers to tell you where it happened.

[jakebur01]

I added "new" back in.  Same error. 

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function DateTime().  Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown

Edited October 8, 2019 by jakebur01

[Barand]

I ran

if(isset($_POST['datestop'])){

$today = date("Y-m-d");                                
$datestop=$_POST['datestop'];                     // assuming $datestop now contains '2019-10-15'
echo "$today<br /><br />$datestop<br /><br />";

$begin = new DateTime($today);
$end = new DateTime($datestop);

}

 - no errors!

then added

$period = new DatePeriod($begin, new DateInterval('P1D'), $end);

foreach ($period as $d) {
    echo $d->format('jS F Y') . "<br>\n";
}

giving

Quote

8th October 2019
9th October 2019
10th October 2019
11th October 2019
12th October 2019
13th October 2019
14th October 2019

 

[Barand]

I am curious about this line that you posted earlier. (You don't show us where you set that $interval value)

$interval = DateInterval::createFromDateString($interval);

Immediately before that line put

var_dump($interval);

and post the output. (You don't show us where you set that value)

[jakebur01]

55 minutes ago, Barand said:

I suspect this is the code causing the error

// do other tasks

 

You were right, I had another variable named $end that was causing the problem.  I renamed my start and end to datebegin and dateend and it fixed the issue.  Thank you.