mix_date()

Description

Utility function to randomly alter date by offset

Parameters

ColumnTypeDefaultDescription
$fromdate string - date string
$maxoffset int 30 - Maximum number of days to offset

Return

string

Location

include/migration_functions.php lines 230 to 252

Definition

 
function mix_date($fromdate, $maxoffset = 30)
{
    global $mixcache;
    if (isset($mixcache[md5($fromdate)])) {
        return $mixcache[md5($fromdate)];
    }

    if (trim($fromdate == "")) {
        $tstamp = time();
    } else {
        $tstamp = strtotime($fromdate);
    }

    $dateshift = 60 * 60 * 24 * $maxoffset; // How much should dates be moved
    $newstamp = $tstamp + (mt_rand(-$dateshift, $dateshift));
    $newdate = gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s', $newstamp);
    debug("Converted date " . $fromdate . " to " . $newdate);

    // Update cache
    $mixcache[md5($fromdate)] = $newdate;

    return $newdate;
}

This article was last updated 20th June 2025 21:35 Europe/London time based on the source file dated 23rd May 2025 11:20 Europe/London time.