[RESOLVED] Functions

Hi I am new to PHP functions and was wondering why this isn't working.

PHP Code:

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function curdate($supdate) {
    $return_date = $supdate{0};
    $return_date = $return_date.$supdate{1};
    if($return_date == '01') {
        $return_date == 'January';
    } //etc etc
    reuturn $return_date;
} 


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It's being called with

PHP Code:

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$supdate = curdate($row['signed_up']); 


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$row['signed_up'] Say would be equal to 032588 meaning March 25, 1988. The error is:

Code:

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Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\rpg\config.php on line 19

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Line 19 = return $return_date;

Also is there a better way to dow hat I am doing?

PHP Code:

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//Currently
reuturn $return_date; 


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PHP Code:

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//Should be
return $return_date; 


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I assume $supdate is an array. Square brackets [] are the index operators, not braces {}.

You've also used the equality operator == on its own in a statement, I assume you meant $return_date = 'January' instead.

PHP Code:

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function curdate($supdate)
{
  $return_date = $supdate[0].$supdate[1];

  if ($return_date == '01') {
    $return_date = 'January';
  }
  
  return $return_date;
} 


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Also, I don't know what you are doing (the function looks to me, for want of a better word, pointless), so I can't suggest a better way.

Yeaaa lol wow. I figured out a better way of doing what I'm trying to do thanks to someone on these forums. Yes I know how to spell return, and yes I know it's $return_date = 'January'; lol I can't believe I caught neither of those mistakes. Anyways thanks for spell checking my code :blush: