- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$date = (new \DateTime('27-05-2018'));
if (($weekDay = $date->format('N')) < 4) {
// If the date is already a Monday, return it as-is
$date->modify('next thursday');
} elseif ($weekDay > 4) {
// Otherwise, return the date of the nearest Monday in the past
// This includes Sunday in the previous week instead of it being the start of a new week
$date->modify('last thursday');
}
var_dump($weekDay);
var_dump($date);