function daysDifference($endDate, $beginDate)
{
//explode the date by "-" and storing to array
$date_parts1=explode("-", $beginDate);
$date_parts2=explode("-", $endDate);
//gregoriantojd() Converts a Gregorian date to Julian Day Count
$start_date=gregoriantojd($date_parts1[1], $date_parts1[2], $date_parts1[0]);
$end_date=gregoriantojd($date_parts2[1], $date_parts2[2], $date_parts2[0]);
return $end_date - $start_date;
}