> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 12 March 2002 01:47
>
>
> I've been working on this for a little while now, without success. I
> want to compare the current date to a certain recurring date (ie:
> compare todays date to the date of the second Sunday of the a certain
> month). I have an event that happens on the second Sunday of
> each month,
> and I want to show the next date on which the event occurs,
> without just
> listing the next few months. Can anyone help?
Amazingly, I believe the following will do the trick:
$second_sun_next_month = strtotime('2sunday', strtotime('+month 1 '.date('F')));
Or, breaking it down into understandable chunks:
$this_month = date('F'); // 'March', as I write this!
$first_of_next_month = strtotime("+month 1 ${this_month}");
// interpreted by strtotime as "one month after the 1st of this month" -- i.e.
1st April
// returned value is a UNIX timestamp
$second_sun_next_month = strtotime('2sunday', $first_of_next_month);
// returns date of second Sunday counting from 1st of next month.
strtotime is actually quite a powerful beast, especially in its range of "relative"
dates -- go to http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php and follow the "Date
Input Formats" link to get the full picture.
HTH
Cheers!
Mike
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