On 31 January 2006 13:04, James Benson wrote: > "Because 1 month from 31-Jan is 31-Feb -- which is taken to > mean 02-Mar, > hence the output of date("M" ...)." > > > > why though, one month from now is 31 Feb, why would it take it as > something else? > > That does not make sense to me! Well does 31st February make sense to you?? It *has* to take it as something else, and the most obvious thing to take it as is 3rd March (not 2nd -- I was wrong before as 2006 is not a leap year!) which is the day that would be 31st Feb if it existed...!!! Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley Campus, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php