- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
function getLastMonth(DateTime $date)
{
//avoid side affects
$date = clone $date;
$date->modify('first day of last month');
return array(
$date->format('Y-m-d'),
$date->format('Y-m-t'),
);
}
list($start, $end) = getLastMonth(new \DateTime());
var_dump($start, $end);