How can PHP be used to dynamically populate a dropdown list with date options?

To dynamically populate a dropdown list with date options using PHP, you can generate a range of dates based on your desired start and end dates, and then loop through these dates to create the dropdown options. This can be achieved by using PHP date functions to manipulate and format the dates accordingly.

<select name="dates">
<?php
$startDate = strtotime('today');
$endDate = strtotime('+7 days');

for ($date = $startDate; $date <= $endDate; $date = strtotime('+1 day', $date)) {
    echo '<option value="' . date('Y-m-d', $date) . '">' . date('Y-m-d', $date) . '</option>';
}
?>
</select>