You could use mktime() with date, too...
$first_day = date("w",mktime(0,0,1,$month,1,$year));
Set your $month and $year accordingly.
---John Holmes...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Attila [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 8:07 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Date () Help please
>
> 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
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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