- ucfirst: documentation ( source)
<?php
function getDay($day)
{
$days = ['Monday' => 1, 'Tuesday' => 2, 'Wednesday' => 3, 'Thursday' => 4, 'Friday' => 5, 'Saturday' => 6, 'Sunday' => 7];
$today = new DateTime();
$today->setISODate($today->format('o'), $today->format('W'), $days[ucfirst($day)]);
return $today;
}
echo (getDay('Monday')->format('l dS F Y'));
echo (getDay('Friday')->format('l dS F Y'));