http://snipplr.com/language/php/tags/updating Recent snippets posted on Snipplr.com en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 14:01:28 GMT http://snipplr.com/view/52454/auto-updating-copyright-notice/ __A lot of websites are victim of outdated copyright notices, 2008, 2009 even 2000.__ This function is designed to combat this annoyance, resulting in proper copyright notices. With **valid years**, and also valid **Typography**, separating the dates with an **En dash** and using **character entities**. Using this function in your footer will create an output string similar as: ***** 2008–2011 © for $startYear = 2008 ***** 2011 © if the $startYear is equal(or bigger) compared to the current year, note that if an invalid date(higher) is passed as the argument the function will still return the current year ***** Our company 2011 © for $startYear = "Our company" **(not advised)** ***** 2009–2011 © Our company for $startYear = 2009 and $txt = "Our company" **(advised)**

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