On 31 January 2006 14:52, Barry wrote:
> Ford, Mike wrote:
> > On 31 January 2006 14:12, Barry wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Barry wrote:
> > > Last try:
> > > Edit:
> > > > > also 31st January -> +2 Month -> is for me 3rd April > >
> > > > > 31st March is not true because i miss "3" (!!) days. >
> >
> >
> > Huh? Are you saying that, for you:
> >
> > strtotime("+2 months");
> >
> > gives 3rd April? If so, I would be absolutely amazed,
> because I get 31st March, which is exactly what I expect.
> >
> > Of course, if you add 1 month to 31st Jan, then add 1 month
> to the result, you will get 3rd April -- but that's not the
> same as simply adding 2 months to 31st Jan. If you want 2
> months from today, ask for 2 months from today -- not 1 month
> from 1 month from today!!
> >
> Thats not logic at all.
>
> If you want 2 apples ask for two ones. Not for one apple and one more
> apple. Because you would just get 1 1/2. Wtf!?
Yes, but 1 apple is 1 apple is 1 apple.
1 month can be 28 days, or 31 days, or anything in between. 2 months can be anything from 59 to 62 days.
A month is an imprecise measure, and adding them together will get you an even more imprecise result.
Deal with it -- that's just the way it is.
Cheers!
Mike
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