- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$date = new DateTime('2013-01-01');
$date2 = clone $date;
$date2->modify("+1 month +3 day"); // add 34 days
var_dump($date->diff($date2)->format("%a")); // Expected 34 days
$date2->modify("+1 month +3 day"); // add 34 days
var_dump($date->diff($date2)->format("%a")); // Expedted 68 , recived 65