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date_modify

Description

The date_modify of Date / Time for PHP alters the timestamp.

Syntax

date_modify(
    DateTime $object,
    string $modifier
): DateTime|false

Parameters

object

A DateTime object returned by date_create(). The function modifies this object.

modifier

A date/time string.

Return

Returns DateTime on success or false on failure.

Examples

1 · object modifier

<?

$object = date_create();
$modifier = "1 year 1 month 1 week 1 day 1 hour 1 minute 1 second";

date_modify($object, $modifier);

print_r($object);

DateTime Object
(
    [date] => 2027-07-17 22:17:54.438795
    [timezone_type] => 3
    [timezone] => UTC
)

2 · return

<?

$object = date_create();
$modifier = "1 year 1 month 1 week 1 day 1 hour 1 minute 1 second";

$return = date_modify($object, $modifier);

print_r($return);

DateTime Object
(
    [date] => 2027-07-17 22:17:54.506153
    [timezone_type] => 3
    [timezone] => UTC
)