Carbon Subdays - PHP

Carbon Subdays is a powerful PHP library that makes it easy to calculate dates and perform date arithmetic. With Carbon Subdays, you can add or subtract days, hours, minutes, and even seconds from a given date or time.

Installation

You can install Carbon Subdays via Composer or by manually downloading the library.

To install via Composer, run the following command:

composer require nesbot/carbon

If you prefer to install manually, you can download the latest release from the Carbon Subdays GitHub page.

Usage

Once you've installed Carbon Subdays, you can start using it in your PHP code.

<?php

use Carbon\Carbon;

// Create a new Carbon object
$date = Carbon::now();

// Add 3 days to the current date
$newDate = $date->subDays(3);

// Output the new date in a readable format
echo $newDate->format('l jS F Y');

?>

This code will output the date three days prior to the current date, in a formatted string like "Monday 9th August 2021".

Available Methods

Carbon Subdays provides a variety of methods for working with dates and times. Some of the most commonly used methods include:

• addDays($days): Adds the specified number of days to the current date
• subDays($days): Subtracts the specified number of days from the current date
• diffInDays($date): Calculates the number of days between the current date and the specified date
• format($format): Formats the current date according to the specified format string
• now(): Creates a new Carbon object representing the current date and time

There are many other methods available in Carbon Subdays, including methods for adding and subtracting hours, minutes, and seconds, as well as methods for working with time zones and daylight saving time.

Conclusion

Carbon Subdays is an essential tool for any PHP developer who needs to work with dates and times. With its powerful methods and intuitive interface, Carbon Subdays makes it easy to perform date arithmetic and create custom date formats.