Get next n number of dates from a specified date or the current date

get-next-dates.php

<?php

/**
 * Get next n number of dates from a specified date
 * 
 * @param  Integer  $n    Number of dates
 * @param  String   $from Now or the from date
 * @param  Boolean  $exclude_weekends Exclude weekends
 * @return Array
 */
function get_next_dates($n = 5, $from = 'now', $exclude_weekends = true) {

  $date = ( $from == 'now' ? date('Y-m-d') : date('Y-m-d', strtotime($from)) );
  $dates = array();

  for ( $i = 0; $i < $n; $i++ ) {

    $d = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($date . ' +' . $i . ' day'));
    $day = date('D', strtotime($date . ' +' . $i . ' day'));

    if ( $exclude_weekends && in_array($day, array('Sat', 'Sun')) ) {

      $n = $n + 1;
      continue;

    }

    $dates[] = $d;

  }

  return $dates;

}