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Last Updated on September 23, 2023
Quick Reference
The PHP date() function formats a local date and time, and returns the formatted date string.
<?php
// prints the day
echo date('l') . '<br>';
// prints the day, date, month, year, time, AM or PM
echo date('l jS \of F Y h:i:s A') . '<br>';
// prints January 11, 2013 was on a Friday
echo 'Jan 11, 2013 was on a ' . date('l', mktime(0, 0, 0, 11, 1, 2013)) . '<br>';
// uses a constant in the format parameter
echo date(DATE_RFC822) . '<br>';
// prints something like: 2013-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
echo date(DATE_ATOM, mktime(0, 0, 0, 11, 1, 2013));
?>
Output
Saturday
Saturday 23rd of September 2023 07:51:36 PM
Jan 11, 2013 was on a Friday
Sat, 23 Sep 23 19:51:36 +0000
2013-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
Syntax
date(format, timestamp)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| format | Specifies the format for the date (required):
|
| timestamp | Specifies an integer Unix timestamp (default is the current local time) |
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