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http://ar2.php.net/manual/es/function.date.php da varios ejemplos
$tomorrow = mktime(0,0,0,date("m") ,date("d")+1,date("Y"));
$lastmonth = mktime(0,0,0,date("m")-1,date("d"), date("Y"));
$nextyear = mktime(0,0,0,date("m"), date("d"), date("Y")+1);