function getMonthNum($date1,$data2){
$data1_time = strtotime($date1);
$data2_time = strtotime($data2);
$Y = date('Y',$data2_time) - date('Y',$data1_time);
$M = date('m',$data2_time) - date('m',$data1_time);
return $res = abs($Y*12 + $M);
}
$months=getMonthNum('2019-12-11','2019-10-01');
echo $months;