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    PHP date_add() Function

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    Definition and Usage

    The date_add() function adds some days, months, years, hours, minutes, and seconds to a date.

    Syntax

    date_add(object, interval)

    Parameter Values

    Parameter Description
    object Required. Specifies a DateTime object returned by date_create()
    interval Required. Specifies a DateInterval object

    Technical Details

    Return Value: Returns a DateTime object on success. FALSE otherwise
    PHP Version: 5.3+
    Example: PHP Date - date_add() Function

    Add 40 days to the 15th of March, 2013:

    <?php
$date=date_create("2013-03-15");
date_add($date,date_interval_create_from_date_string("40 days"));
echo date_format($date,"Y-m-d");
?>

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