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tinuviel/php-ics
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Generate a iCalendar (.ics) file in PHP.

0.3.0(8y ago)015MITPHPPHP ^5.3 || ^7.0

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PHP to ICS
==========

[](#php-to-ics)

This gist contains a convenient script to generate iCalendar (.ics) files on the fly in PHP.

Basic usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

```
include 'ICS.php'

$properties = array(
  'dtstart' => 'now',
  'dtend' => 'now + 30 minutes'
);

$ics = new ICS($properties);
$ics_file_contents = $ics->to_string();
```

### Available properties

[](#available-properties)

- **description** - string description of the event.
- **dtend** - date/time stamp designating the end of the event. You can use either a `DateTime` object or a [PHP datetime format string](http://php.net/manual/en/datetime.formats.php) (e.g. "now + 1 hour").
- **dtstart** - date/time stamp designating the start of the event. You can use either a `DateTime` object or a [PHP datetime format string](http://php.net/manual/en/datetime.formats.php) (e.g. "now + 1 hour").
- **location** - string address or description of the location of the event.
- **summary** - string short summary of the event - usually used as the title.
- **url** - string url to attach to the the event. Make sure to add the protocol (`http://` or `https://`).

Detailed examples
-----------------

[](#detailed-examples)

### Button that downloads an ICS file when clicked

[](#button-that-downloads-an-ics-file-when-clicked)

This example contains a form on the front-end that submits to a PHP script that initiates a download of an ICS file. This example uses hidden form fields to set the properties dynamically.

**index.html**

```

```

**download-ics.php**

```