title: adding two time values of similar formats using php
body: <p>i have two time values as give below </p>
  
  <pre><code>$time  = 06:58:00;
  $time2 = 00:40:00;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am doing this for calculating the appointments and available time for a particular user
  so i tried in this way</p>
  
  <pre><code>$max_date=abs(strtotime($time) + strtotime($time2));
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but it is returning $max_date =2673452280
  any suggestions pls</p>