PHP easter_days Function: Calculate Days from March 21 to Easter

The PHP easter_days function computes the number of days between March 21 and Easter for a specified year (or the current year by default), detailing its parameters, return value, and providing example usage with sample outputs.

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PHP easter_days Function: Calculate Days from March 21 to Easter

The easter_days function in PHP returns the number of days between March 21 and Easter for a given year, defaulting to the current year if none is provided.

Parameters

year – a positive integer representing the year.

method – optional; when set to CAL_EASTER_ROMAN it uses the Gregorian calendar to compute Easter dates between 1582 and 1752.

Return value

It returns the integer count of days from March 21 to Easter for the specified year.

Example

<?php
echo easter_days(1999); // 14, i.e. April 4
echo easter_days(1492); // 32, i.e. April 22
echo easter_days(1913); // 2, i.e. March 23
?>
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