Red Letter Days
International PHP Magazine - Issue 3.05
Published in International PHP Magazine 3.05 by Carsten Lucke
Holidays or other special days are an important part of almost every calendar. Some of those days are easy to calculate but if the recurrence-rules are more complex and based on advanced algorithms the whole thing can get quite complicated very fast. The article covers the Date_Holidays package that is available in PEAR and shows you how to make the programmer’s life much easier.
Language. English
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Description. This article introduces the secrets of PEAR::Date_Holidays, and shows how to use the package to calculate holidays, and search for them by date. The article will also set you on the path writing your own holiday calculation routines and providing multi-language support for them.
