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vietboy505
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<?php

$DATE="2006-03-13 09:30:23";

$TODAYDATE=date("Y-m-d H:i:s");

$checkDate = explode(" ",$TODAYDATE);
$checkTodayDate = explode(" ",$DATE);


if ($checkDate[0] == $checkTodayDate[0]) {
echo "match";
} else {
echo "no match";
}

echo "<br><br>";
echo $checkDate[0];
echo "<br><br>";
echo $checkTodayDate[0];
?>
How can I get the "year-month-day" from last 7 days or 14 days from today?

Ex:
Today: 2006-03-13
Last 7 Days: 2006-03-06
Last 14 Days: 2006-02-27

I can't just do [today] -7 or [today] - 14.
What if I am at today(1) - 14 = -13 which is hard to determine in PHP during each month & day?

There must be an easy way? Any help?
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vietboy505
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thanks! 8)
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