date("t");

[dv6cougar]

that function counts the dates of the month i.e. 28, 30 or 31 depending on the month....

now what i need to do is i have a $month string set in the title bar, so page.php?month=$month

now if do

$days_of_month = date("t");

it always returns the value of 30 becuase ti's april.

and if i do it this way

$days_in_month = date($month, "t");

nothing shows up at all.

how can i change the way it reads date("t"); to read for $month.

thanks alot

[matt_4013]

To use the date function for a specific date you have to use a timestamp. Probably the best way for you to create this is like so:

/* I just tested this, and it wouldn't just accept the month, it
needs a day in there too. Depending on the format you want to
pass your months in, will depend on which of these you use */

// To pass the month in english format (eg, Sep, Apr, April)
$timestamp = strtotime("$month 1"); 

// To pass the month in numeric format
$timestamp = strtotime("$month/1");

// Then use the timestamp in the date function

$days_in_month = date("t", $timestamp);

Hope that helps,
Matt

[dv6cougar]

hey thanks alot! that worked perfectly 🙂

should have gone to php.net haha, oh well too bad i didn't

thanks alot!

[matt_4013]

yeap, http://www.php.net/manual/en/ is your friend 😉

[dv6cougar]

Originally posted by matt_4013
yeap, http://www.php.net/manual/en/ is your friend 😉

it sure is 😃