Calendars

You can easily insert a calendar onto the page using calendar scripts written in PHP.

Current Date Calendar

To insert a calendar highlighting the current date:

By default, the calendar displays the current month of the current year and with the current date highlighted as above. You can change the highlighted date and customize other features of the displayed calendar.

Fixed Date Calendar

The example below displays the fixed date for June 21, 2003 rather than the current date.

Syntax & Usage

To learn the syntax for customizing calendars, see Easy PHP Calendar.

Because calendars take up the full width of the column they're in, we almost always use them only in column 2 of a 2-column layout.

Linking to Full Year Calendars

To link to an offsite calendar showing a full year, use the calendaryear function. The example below displays links to calendar years for the current year and the year after. The calendar link appears as both a graphic link -- a thumbnail image of a full calendar year -- and accompanying text links.

<h3>Full Year Calendars</h3>
<?
@include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/.includes/yearlycalendar.php';
calendaryear( date('Y') );
calendaryear( date('Y') + 1 );
?>

Full Year Calendars

Year 2009 Calendar HTML format

Year 2010 Calendar HTML format

Examples

Examples of using calendars:

• Calendars
• Graduation
• Events

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