date()
The date()
function creates a formatted date-time string from a local date-time.
Syntax
$datestring = date($format, $timestamp);
The $format
string is a string specifying how the date/time is to be formatted. It uses the same syntax as the date_format()
function.
The $timestamp
parameter is a Unix timestamp, the date-time expressed as seconds elapsed from the Unix Epoch (Midnight GMT, January 1st, 1970). It is optional, and if omitted or NULL
it defaults to the current local date and time.
Codebyte Example
The example below prints the current date and time using the date()
function.