The date_interval_create_from_date_string Function
The date_interval_create_from_date_string function converts a textual description of an interval into a date object. This object can be used with the date_add and date_sub functions. The interval string uses natural language to specify the period.
Syntax
date_interval_create_from_date_string(string $time);
Example
Create an interval of 2 days and 6 hours:
<?php
$interval = date_interval_create_from_date_string('2 days + 6 hours');
print_r($interval);
?>
Code execution result:
DateInterval Object
(
[d] => 2
[h] => 6
)
Example
Create a complex interval (1 month, 2 weeks, and 3 days):
<?php
$interval = date_interval_create_from_date_string('1 month + 2 weeks + 3 days');
print_r($interval);
?>
Code execution result:
DateInterval Object
(
[m] => 1
[d] => 17
)
Supported Formats
The function understands the following units of measurement:
- year/years
- month/months
- day/days
- week/weeks
- hour/hours
- minute/minutes
- second/seconds
See Also
-
the
date_addfunction,
which adds an interval to a date -
the
date_subfunction,
which subtracts an interval from a date -
the
date_createfunction,
which creates a DateTime object
