PHP: simplest way to get the date of the month 6 months prior on the first?

Question

So if today was April 12, 2010 it should return October 1, 2009

Some possible solutions I\'ve googled seem overly complex, any suggestions?

Answer 1

A bit hackish but works:

modify("-" . ($date->format('j')-1) . " days");
echo $date->format('j, F Y');

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