How do I set default value of function parameter as today's date?

[cartergarth]

How do I set default value of function parameter as today's date?

I tried:

function funcName($today=date('Y-m-d')) {do something}

Throws me this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '(', expecting ')'

Thanks.

[blocblue]

Try:

function func_name($date = null)
{
    if(is_null($date))
        $date = date('Y-m-d');

    // Your code here
}

[pritaeas]

From the manual (below example #4): "The default value must be a constant expression, not (for example) a variable, a class member or a function call."