how to get the previous 3 months in php -

how previous 3 months in php ex(if dec.. should display previous 3 months i.e., oct nov dec)

you can use magical strtotime function this:

echo date('m', strtotime('-3 month')); 

so specify previous dates minus sign.

echo date('m', strtotime('0 month')); echo date('m', strtotime('-1 month')); echo date('m', strtotime('-2 month')); echo date('m', strtotime('-3 month')); 

results:

dec nov oct sep 

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you can same if using loop this:

for ($i = -3; $i <= 0; $i++){   echo date('m', strtotime("$i month")); } 

results:

sep oct nov dec 

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check out documentation see many other friendly date , time keywords strtotime supports:

• http://php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php