Will this fit you needs? <?php $birthdate="xx.xx.xxxx"; $parth=explode(".",$birthdate); $seconds=mktime(0,0,0,$parth[1],$parth[0],$parth[2]); $seconds=time()-$seconds; $age=date("Y",$seconds)-1970; echo $age; ?> Am Mittwoch, 10. März 2004 12:31 schrieb Ford, Mike [LSS]: > On 09 March 2004 20:36, J. Kevin C. Burton wrote: > > Hey all, after reading documentation on the Win32 bug > > regarding Timestamps > > not being able to go prior than 1970.. > > > > I am in need of a way to calculate someone's age. > > > > Has anyone found a fix or workaround for this bug? Or a way > > to calculate age > > without using the timestamp? > > > > They say that v5 of PHP will fix this issue, but I've been using every > > stable release of PHP5 and it's a no go. > > No, it won't. It's an operating system issue, and nothing PHP *can* fix. > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Have you looked at the Calendar extension? http://www.php.net/calendar > > Cheers! > > Mike > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, > Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, > JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, > Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom > Email: m.ford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- Sebastian Mangelkramer IMAC - Information & Management Consulting Blarerstraße 56, D-78462 Konstanz Tel. +49 (0)7531 - 90 39-12 Fax +49 (0)7531 - 90 39-47 E-Mail: sebastian.mangelkramer@xxxxxxx -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php