How to understand this code and understand the algorithm?

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How to understand this code and understand the algorithm?

<?php
function getDay($year,$mon,$day)
{
 $days = array ("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday");
 $day = (int)$day; //if day of two-character and <10
 $mon = (int)$mon; //if the two-character month and <10
 $a = (int)((14 - $mon) / 12); // 1
 $y = $year - $a; // 2015
 $m = $mon + 12 * $a - 2; // 4
 $d = (7000 + (int)($day+$y+ (int)($y/4) - (int)($y/100) + (int)($y/400) + (31*$m)/12))%7;
 return $days[$d];
}
echo getDay(2016,06,05);
?>

Please help me with this code, tell us the algorithm and what is responsible for what!!! I really want to understand, but nothing happens. I would be very grateful if shall describe the operation of this code, or throw off a resource where this is described in detail! Thanks in advance:)

PHP

Ramona.Lesch asked July 8th 19 at 11:38

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2 answers

Allene_Crona78 answered on July 8th 19 at 11:42

Method duck

Oscar.Gleichner answered on · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-08T11:40:46.063Z

Oscar.Gleichner answered on July 8th 19 at 11:40

Solution

Here is the counterpart!
Then I think will be easier to understand:

function getDay($d, $m, $y) {
 $arrDays = array ("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday");

 $n = date('w', mktime(0, 0, 0, $m, $d, $y));
 return $arrDays[$n];
}

echo getDay(27, 06, 2016);