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Year.

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:18 pm
by JellyFish
How do I get the current year? Like: 2008.

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:19 pm
by Benjamin
Whoa, jellyfish, how about a decent title?

Research the date function. Have you downloaded a copy of the manual yet?

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:26 pm
by JellyFish
astions wrote:Whoa, jellyfish, how about a decent title?

Research the date function. Have you downloaded a copy of the manual yet?
I just go to the php.net for the manual, should I download it and why? I'm going to do as you say.

PS: Sorry about the title... No excuses.

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:28 pm
by superdezign
JellyFish wrote:I just go to the php.net for the manual, should I download it and why? I'm going to do as you say.
Just to keep it handy.

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:51 pm
by Benjamin
On windows, you can use the CHM version, which has nice search capabilities.

http://www.php.net/get/php_manual_en.ch ... his/mirror

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:52 pm
by JellyFish
astions wrote:On windows, you can use the CHM version, which has nice search capabilities.

http://www.php.net/get/php_manual_en.ch ... his/mirror
What's CHM?

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:53 pm
by Benjamin
Compiled Help Something. You may want to install the google toolbar too. :wink:

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:53 pm
by VladSun
CHM = Compiled HTML Help File

But your avatar suggests that you are not Windows user :)

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:31 pm
by superdezign
The last time I got the CHM version, it was like.. halfway empty. Nothing worked. :(

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:23 am
by John Cartwright
Excluding people on dial-up and/or limited internet availability: what's not handy about php.net? It's got a fantastic search system and other searchable online documentation.

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:24 am
by Benjamin
One thing I like about the CHM is the view where you can type in the first few characters of a function and it will bring up a list of matches. You can also get integrated user comments, so it's pretty much the same.

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:15 am
by superdezign
Jcart wrote:Excluding people on dial-up and/or limited internet availability: what's not handy about php.net? It's got a fantastic search system and other searchable online documentation.
I've found that the not-so-searchable HTML version that I have brings my attention to the whole rather than just a certain function, as everything is organized into libraries and categories.

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:21 pm
by JellyFish
VladSun wrote:CHM = Compiled HTML Help File

But your avatar suggests that you are not Windows user :)
Really? Look again...

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:50 pm
by hawleyjr
... a lot or responses but no questions answered... :roll:

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echo date("Y");

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:04 pm
by angelena
Uppercase Y will return year in 4 digit
Lowercase y will return year in 2 digit

Such as example below :

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$today = date("m.d.y");                 Output >>>>    03.10.01
$today = date("j, n, Y");                 Output >>>>   10, 3, 2001