PHP function to create a date range such as '1st - 4th May 2015' or '28th August - 2nd September 2015'

getPrettyDateRange.php

function getPrettyDateRange($fromDate, $toDate) {
  $fromTime = strtotime($fromDate);
  $toTime = strtotime($toDate);

  $fromDay = date("jS", $fromTime);
  $fromMonth = date("F", $fromTime);
  $fromYear = date("Y", $fromTime);

  $toDay = date("jS", $toTime);
  $toMonth = date("F", $toTime);
  $toYear = date("Y", $toTime);

  $toDatePretty = $toDay." ".$toMonth." ".$toYear;

  if ($fromYear != $toYear) {
    return $fromDay." ".$fromMonth." ".$fromYear." - ".$toDatePretty;
  }

  if ($fromMonth != $toMonth) {
    return $fromDay." ".$fromMonth." - ".$toDatePretty;
  }

  if ($fromDay != $toDay) {
    return $fromDay." - ".$toDatePretty;
  }

  return $toDatePretty;

}