how do I make a php footer dynamic copyright starting this year?

Question

Here's my copyright as of right now:

this is okay next year because it will read:

Example.com © 2013 - 2014

Use an if statement to check the year. if it's 2013, don't display the dash and second year. It's that simple. — John Conde, Aug 08 '13 at 22:34
Keep in mind that copyright notices do not have much of a legal meaning. Even if you automatically update your notice, the date of publication for your content would still be the date that you actually posted the content online. — Asahiko, Aug 12 '13 at 19:28

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 11 '14 at 18:17

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It should be

<i>Example.com</i> &copy; 2013 <?php (date('Y') !== "2013") echo "- " . date('Y')); ?>

edited Sep 11 '14 at 18:17

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answered Aug 08 '13 at 22:39

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so to test if its working I change it to 2012?: `` – MatrixNinja Aug 08 '13 at 22:47

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 04 '15 at 16:11

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$startYear = 2013; 
$currentYear = date('Y');
echo $startYear;
if ($startYear != $currentYear) {
    echo '-' . $currentYear;
}

That handles the years part of the Copyright message, just enter the other formatting around the output as you require.

(I've aimed for the longer but more readable approach, take your pick)

edited Feb 04 '15 at 16:11

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answered Aug 08 '13 at 22:37

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 24 '17 at 08:19

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You can use the php code to get dynamic year as well as the domain of your hosting server

<?php echo "&copy; ". date(Y)." ".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ;?>

answered Jul 24 '17 at 08:19

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 08 '13 at 22:35

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<i>Example.com</i> &copy; 2013 <?=(date('Y')>2013?' - '.date('Y'):'')?>

answered Aug 08 '13 at 22:35

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 04 '15 at 06:14

<?php function auto_copyright($year = 'auto'){ ?>
   <?php if(intval($year) == 'auto'){ $year = date('Y'); } ?>
   <?php if(intval($year) == date('Y')){ echo intval($year); } ?>
   <?php if(intval($year) < date('Y')){ echo intval($year) . ' - ' . date('Y'); } ?>
   <?php if(intval($year) > date('Y')){ echo date('Y'); } ?>
<?php } ?>
//where you want to use just paste it:
<?php auto_copyright('2010'); ?>//2010-2015
<?php auto_copyright(); ?>//current year i.e:2015

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 23 '18 at 07:09

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<i>Example.com</i> &copy; <?php echo (date('Y')==2018)?(date('Y')):'2018 - '.date('Y'); ?>

answered Jun 23 '18 at 07:09

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 29 '21 at 15:12

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<i>Example.com</i> &copy; <?php if (date('Y') != '2013') { echo '2013 - ' } echo date('Y'); ?>

answered Jun 29 '21 at 15:12

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could you append your answer with some commentary so that we could better understand your code? – Simas Joneliunas Jun 30 '21 at 02:09
While this code may answer the question, providing additional context regarding why and/or how this code answers the question improves its long-term value. – Al Foиce ѫ Jun 30 '21 at 08:29

how do I make a php footer dynamic copyright starting this year?

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