Laravel faker datetimebetween

php
$startDate = '-30 days';
$endDate = '+30 days';

$randomDate = $faker->dateTimeBetween($startDate, $endDate);
$formattedDate = $randomDate->format('Y-m-d');

Here's how it works:

1. Set the `$startDate` and `$endDate` variables to define the range of dates you want to generate a random date within. In this example, it's 30 days before the current date to 30 days after the current date[1][2].

2. Use `$faker->dateTimeBetween()` to generate a random `DateTime` object between the specified start and end dates[2].

3. Format the generated `DateTime` object to a string in the desired format (e.g., 'Y-m-d') using `$randomDate->format('Y-m-d')` to get the date part only[1].

4. Store the formatted date in the `$formattedDate` variable.

You can then use `$formattedDate` to insert the random date into your database or perform any other necessary operations[1][3].

Note: If you encounter an error like "A non well formed numeric value encountered" when trying to insert the date into the database, make sure you are passing a valid date format to `Carbon::createFromTimestamp()` instead of a `DateTime` object[1].