OK thought I should share in case any needs it but got it to work. Here is
what it looks like and thanks to Richard Baskett for the help.
$yr= date (Y);
$mnth = date (F);
$dy= 1;
$string = "$dy $mnth $yr";
$today = date("w",strtotime($string));
Thanks for the help
Attila
http://www.glorynaspiration.com
"Attila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Ok your way works and thanks for the help but still struggling a little
bit
> here is what I have.
>
> $year = date (Y); //This gets me the current year 2002
> $month = date (m); //This gets me the current month 07
> $day= 1; //always looking for the 1st day of the
month
> $string = "$year $month $day";
> $today = date("w",strtotime($string));
> echo $today;
>
> My result is: 3
>
> What am I doing wrong should this work????
>
> Thanks for the help
> attila
> http://www.glorynaspiration.com
>
>
>
>
> "Richard Baskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > $today = date("w"); // $today will result in '1'
> > $today = date("D"); // $today will result in 'Mon'
> > $today = date("l"); // $today will result in 'Monday'
> >
> > Now if you wanted to feed the script something like this:
> >
> > $string = "01 Jul 2002";
> > $today = date("l",strtotime($string));
> >
> > This will result in the long textual day of '01 Jul 2002', so 'Monday'
or
> if
> > you interchange the "l" in the first part of the date function with "w"
> you
> > will get the the day of the week, numeric, i.e. "0" (Sunday) to "6"
> > (Saturday) or if you use "D" you will get the short textual day so 'Mon'
> >
> > I hope all of that makes sense to you. Check out the php manual for the
> > function date and strtotime.
> >
> > http://www.php.net/date
> > http://www.php.net/strtotime
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own
> > understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And he shall direct
your
> > paths." - Proverbs 3:5-6
> >
> >
> > > From: "Attila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 16:44:39 -0600
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: [PHP] Date () Help please
> > >
> > > Hello all,
> > > I am very new to PHP and I have added some minor PHP to my website.
I
> > > would like to make a PHP calander to keep track of things going on.
> Could
> > > someone tell me how I can get the first day of every month.
> > >
> > > For Example:
> > > 01 Jul 2002 was a Monday.
> > > 01 Mar 2002 will be a Thursday
> > >
> > > I need the dates to start my tables so they insert the numbers in the
> right
> > > day.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Attila
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
> > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
> > >
> >
>
>
--
PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
