Returns the difference between two DateTime objects
Syntax
date_diff ( DateTimeInterface $originObject , DateTimeInterface $targetObject [, bool $absolute = FALSE ] ) : DateInterval
Parameters
originObjectThe date to compare from.
targetObjectThe date to compare to.
absoluteShould the interval be forced to be positive?
Return
The DateInterval object representing the difference between the two dates or FALSE on failure.
Examples
1 · originObject targetObject
<?
$originObject = date_create("2001-1-2");
$targetObject = date_create("2001-1-1");
$return = date_diff($originObject, $targetObject);
echo $return->format("%R%a days");
?>-1 days
2 · absolute
<?
$originObject = date_create("2001-1-2");
$targetObject = date_create("2001-1-1");
$absolute = true;
$return = date_diff($originObject, $targetObject, $absolute);
echo $return->format("%R%a days");
?>+1 days
