How to generate random date between two dates using php?

Question

I am coding an application where i need to assign random date between two fixed timestamps

how i can achieve this using php i\'ve searched first but only found the a

Answer 1

By using carbon and php rand between two dates

$startDate = Carbon::now();
$endDate   = Carbon::now()->subDays(7);

$randomDate = Carbon::createFromTimestamp(rand($endDate->timestamp, $startDate->timestamp))->format('Y-m-d');

OR

$randomDate = Carbon::now()->subDays(rand(0, 7))->format('Y-m-d');