- date: documentation ( source)
<?php
$start = new DateTime('2015-01-01');
$start->modify('first day of this month');
$end = date('yyyy-mm-dd');
$end->modify('first day of next month');
$interval = DateInterval::createFromDateString('1 month');
$period = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $end);
foreach ($period as $dt) {
echo $dt->format("Y-m") . PHP_EOL;
}