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Convert date's in YYYY-MM-DD (i.e. mysql format) into PHP3 timestamps

Convert date's in YYYY-MM-DD (i.e. mysql format) into PHP3 timestamps

<? 
function GetTimeStamp($MySqlDate) 
{ 
    /* 
        Take a date in yyyy-mm-dd format and return it to the user 
        in a PHP timestamp 
        Robin 06/10/1999 
    */ 
    $date_array = explode("-",$MySqlDate); // split the array 
     
    $var_year = $date_array[0]; 
    $var_month = $date_array[1]; 
    $var_day = $date_array[2]; 

    $var_timestamp = mktime(0,0,0,$var_month,$var_day,$var_year); 
    return($var_timestamp); // return it to the user 
} 

function GetDayDiff($ts_1, $ts_2) 
{ 
    /* 
        This will return the difference in days between two PHP timestamps 
        Robin 06/10/1999 
    */ 
    // calculate which is the larger so we never get negative answers 
    if ($ts_1 > $ts_2) { 
        // $ts_1 is larger 
        $var_days = ($ts_1 - $ts_2) / 86400; /// 60 / 60 / 24; 
    } elseif ($ts_1 < $ts_2) { 
        // $ts_1 is smaller 
        $var_days = ($ts_2 - $ts_1) / 86400; /// 60 / 60 / 24;     
    } else { 
        // they must be equal 
        $var_days = 0; 
    } 
    return($var_days); //return the value 
} 
?>