title: PHP - how to use $timestamp to check if today is Monday or 1st of the month?
body: <p>I have been looking through examples online, and I am finding them a bit cryptic or overkill.</p>
  
  <p>What I need to do is something like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$timestamp = time();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and then find out if the day is a Monday or a fist of the month?</p>
  
  <p>I am sure it is possible, I am just not sure how to do that.</p>