PHP - date_date_set() Function

September 16, 2024

Categories: PHP Functions, PHP Reference, Reference

Quick Reference

The PHP date_date_set() function sets a new date.

<?php
$date = date_create();
date_date_set($date, 2013, 01, 11);

echo date_format($date,'m/d/Y');
?>

Output

01/11/2013

Syntax

date_date_set(object, year, month, day)

Parameters

Parameter	Description
object	Specifies a DateTime object returned by date_create() (required)
year	Specifies the year of the date (required)
month	Specifies the month of the date (required)
day	Specifies the day of the date (required)

PHP Notes:

When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on

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