PHP Dates

[JU5TY]

Hi

 

I am storing my customer’s domain names in a database for billing purposes.

 

I have a domain purchase date, this then needs renewing every 2 years. I have a field which shows the purchase date and a field which shows the next renewal date.

 

I have written the below code:

 

$purchase_date = "2010-01-01";

 

if (strtotime($purchase_date) < time())  {

// Past date

$due_date = strtotime('+2 year' , strtotime ($purchase_date)) ;

$ due_date = date('d-m-Y' , $ due_date);

echo $due_date;

 

} else {

// Future Date

echo $purchase_date;

}

 

Which checks if the purchase date is in the past, if it is it adds two years onto the purchase date and displays this as the next due date. What I can’t work out is how to keep looping this, so its adding two years onto the NEW due date each time, rather than the old purchase date.

 

Any help much appreciated.

 

[requinix]

Aren't you storing the purchase date somewhere? Like in a database? When the due date passes and a new one is created, update it.

[litebearer]

random thoughts...

 

1. Purchase date will ALWAYS  be in the past.

 

2. Only use Purchase date + 2 yrs to calc the Next due upon creation of the record.

 

3. Check for records where Next Due <= Now. Get their $ or 'clip' their domain.

 

4. if you get their $, update Next Due for that record by adding 2 years to the existing Next Due