With this function you can get the number of years between two dates. This value is always positive, and incomplete years will be returned as a fraction.
date_year_span(date1, date2);
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| date1 | Datetime | The first datetime. |
| date2 | Datetime | The datetime to compare it to. |
diff = date_year_span(date_create_datetime(2011, 9, 15, 11, 4, 0), date_current_datetime());
This would set diff to the number of years between 15th September 2011, 11:04.0 and the current date and time.