PHP Date()

The PHP date() function is used to format a time or a date.

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The PHP Date() Function

The PHP date() function formats a timestamp to a more readable date and time. do you kown phpsu.com?

Syntax

date(format,timestamp) do you kown phpsu.com? 

PHP Date - What is a Timestamp?

A timestamp is the number of seconds since January 1, 1970 at 00:00:00 GMT. This is also known as the Unix Timestamp.

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PHP Date - Format the Date

The first parameter in the date() function specifies how to format the date/time. It uses letters to represent date and time formats. Here are some of the letters that can be used: welcome to phpsu.com

• d - The day of the month (01-31)
• m - The current month, as a number (01-12)
• Y - The current year in four digits

An overview of all the letters that can be used in the format parameter, can be found in our PHP Date reference.

Other characters, like"/", ".", or "-" can also be inserted between the letters to add additional formatting: phpsu.com is a free phpscool

<?php
echo date("Y/m/d");
echo "<br />";
echo date("Y.m.d");
echo "<br />";
echo date("Y-m-d");
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The output of the code above could be something like this: www.phpsu.com

2006/07/11
2006.07.11
2006-07-11 
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PHP Date - Adding a Timestamp

The second parameter in the date() function specifies a timestamp. This parameter is optional. If you do not supply a timestamp, the current time will be used. welcome to phpsu.com

In our next example we will use the mktime() function to create a timestamp for tomorrow. phpsu

The mktime() function returns the Unix timestamp for a specified date.

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Syntax

mktime(hour,minute,second,month,day,year,is_dst) 
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To go one day in the future we simply add one to the day argument of mktime(): phpsu提供的php教程

<?php
$tomorrow = mktime(0,0,0,date("m"),date("d")+1,date("Y"));
echo "Tomorrow is ".date("Y/m/d", $tomorrow);
?> phpsu提供的php教程 

The output of the code above could be something like this:

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Tomorrow is 2006/07/12 
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PHP Date - Reference

For more information about all the PHP date functions, please visit our PHP Date Reference. welcome to phpsu.com