Decrease 5 days from a date [duplicate]

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Hello, how can I decrease 5 days from a date like:

date("d.m.y");

-Thanks

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date('d.m.y', strtotime('-5 days'));

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date("d.m.y",mktime(0,0,0,date("m"),date("d")-5,date("Y")))

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Avoid strtotime when possible, it is slow

date('d.m.y',time() - 432000); // 60 * 60 * 24 * 5