Update a unix timestamp php (strtotime)

Question

I want to update a unix timestamp and add x months.

This is a timestamp that i use 1456256866

 strtotime("+1 month")

what i want to accieve is :

$time = '1456256866';
    //update $time with x months something like
$time("+5 month");

Can someone put me in the right direction?

Much Thanks

Rein · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-23 20:01:58Z

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You could do something like below. the function strtotime takes a second argument.

$time = 1456256866;
$time = strtotime('+5 month', $time);

answered Jan 23, 2016 at 20:01

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Michal Przybylowicz · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-23 20:38:49Z

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For such operations You should use Datetime class, especially Add method:

$date = new DateTime('@1456256866');
$date->add(new DateInterval('P5M'));
echo $date->format('Y-m-d') . "\n";

answered Jan 23, 2016 at 19:58

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Thanks, This has solved my question. I did not know of the Datetime class