$d1 = "01 July 2005"; $d2 = date("y-m-d"); $today = strtotime($d1); $yesday = strtotime($d2); $datet = getdate($today); $datey = getdate($yesday); $t1 = $datet['yday']; $t2 = $datey['yday']; $average = ($t2 - $t1) + 365;