Carbon - The Ultimate Date and Time Manipulation Library for PHP

Are you tired of dealing with date and time manipulation in PHP? Do you find the DateTime class cumbersome and difficult to use? If so, then look no further than Carbon, the ultimate date and time manipulation library for PHP!

Carbon provides an easy-to-use and intuitive API for working with dates and times in PHP. With Carbon, you can easily create, modify, and format dates and times in a variety of formats. Whether you need to calculate the difference between two dates, add or subtract days from a date, or format a date in a specific way, Carbon has you covered.

Here are just a few examples of what you can do with Carbon:

Create a new Carbon instance

use Carbon\Carbon;

// Create a new Carbon instance for the current date and time
$now = Carbon::now();

// Create a new Carbon instance from a specific date and time
$date = Carbon::create(2021, 10, 29, 8, 30, 0);

// Create a new Carbon instance from a string representation of a date and time
$date = Carbon::parse('2021-10-29 08:30:00');

Modify a Carbon instance

// Add or subtract days, hours, minutes, or seconds from a Carbon instance
$date->addDays(7);
$date->subHours(2);
$date->addMinutes(30);
$date->subSeconds(15);

Format a Carbon instance

// Format a Carbon instance as a string
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');

// Get the day of the week for a Carbon instance
echo $date->englishDayOfWeek;

// Get the month for a Carbon instance
echo $date->englishMonth;

Calculate the difference between two Carbon instances

// Calculate the difference between two Carbon instances in days
$diff = $date1->diffInDays($date2);

// Calculate the difference between two Carbon instances in hours
$diff = $date1->diffInHours($date2);

// Calculate the difference between two Carbon instances in minutes
$diff = $date1->diffInMinutes($date2);

// Calculate the difference between two Carbon instances in seconds
$diff = $date1->diffInSeconds($date2);

As you can see, Carbon makes working with dates and times in PHP a breeze. So why not give it a try and see how it can make your life easier today?

# Carbon - The Ultimate Date and Time Manipulation Library for PHP

Carbon is a date and time manipulation library for PHP that provides an intuitive and easy-to-use API for working with dates and times. Whether you need to create, modify, or format dates and times, or calculate the difference between two dates, Carbon has you covered.

## Features

- Create new Carbon instances for the current date and time, a specific date and time, or from a string representation of a date and time
- Modify Carbon instances by adding or subtracting days, hours, minutes, or seconds
- Format Carbon instances as strings in a variety of formats
- Calculate the difference between two Carbon instances in days, hours, minutes, or seconds

## Usage

To get started with Carbon, simply include the library in your PHP project and create a new Carbon instance. For example:

use Carbon\Carbon;

// Create a new Carbon instance for the current date and time $now = Carbon::now();

// Create a new Carbon instance from a specific date and time $date = Carbon::create(2021, 10, 29, 8, 30, 0);

// Create a new Carbon instance from a string representation of a date and time $date = Carbon::parse('2021-10-29 08:30:00');

Once you have a Carbon instance, you can modify it by adding or subtracting days, hours, minutes, or seconds. For example:

// Add or subtract days, hours, minutes, or seconds from a Carbon instance $date->addDays(7); $date->subHours(2); $date->addMinutes(30); $date->subSeconds(15);

You can also format a Carbon instance as a string in a variety of formats. For example:

// Format a Carbon instance as a string echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');

// Get the day of the week for a Carbon instance echo $date->englishDayOfWeek;

// Get the month for a Carbon instance echo $date->englishMonth;

Finally, you can calculate the difference between two Carbon instances in days, hours, minutes, or seconds. For example:

// Calculate the difference between two Carbon instances in days $diff = $date1->diffInDays($date2);

// Calculate the difference between two Carbon instances in hours $diff = $date1->diffInHours($date2);

// Calculate the difference between two Carbon instances in minutes $diff = $date1->diffInMinutes($date2);

// Calculate the difference between two Carbon instances in seconds $diff = $date1->diffInSeconds($date2);

## Conclusion

If you're tired of struggling with date and time manipulation in PHP, give Carbon a try. With its intuitive and easy-to-use API, Carbon makes working with dates and times a breeze. So why wait? Start using Carbon today and see how it can make your life easier!