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get_age()

Type:	code fragment
Added by:	russlndr
Entered:	08/10/2001
Last modified:	02/12/2001
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Views:	5844

Calculates number of years since input date.

<?php
function get_age($date_of_birth) {

                                list ($year, $month, $day) = explode('-', $date_of_birth);

                                $age = date('Y') - $year;

                                if (date('m') < $month) $age--;

                                elseif (date('d') < $day) $age--;

                                return $age;

                            }
?>

Usage Example

$age = get_age('1981-03-29');

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