PHP date() Function Usage and Examples

PHP Date & Time Functions Manual

The date() function formats a local date/time

Definition and Usage

　Returns a string that represents the integer timestamp in the given format string. If no timestamp is given, the local current time is used. In other words, timestamp is optional, and the default value is time().

Syntax

date($format, $timestamp)

Parameter

Return Value

The PHP date() function returns the current local time in the specified format/Date.

PHP version

This function was originally in PHP version4introduced and can be used in all higher versions.

Online Example

Try the following demonstration ofdate()Function Usage-

<?php
　　　$date = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
　　　print("Date: ".$date);
?>

Output Result

Date:　2020-07-30　13:51:04

Online Example

You can escape characters in the date format as shown below-

<?php
　　　$date = date("jS F l \t");
　　　print("Date: ".$date);
?>

Output Result

Date:　18th May Monday

Online Example

The following examples show how to call it by passing a timestamp parameterdate()Function-

<?php
　　　$ts =　1022555568;
　　　$date = date("Y-m-d H:i:s, $ts);
　　　print($date);
?>

Output Result

2002-05-28　03:12:48

Online Example

<?php
　　　date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
　　　
　　　echo date("l");
　　　echo "\n";
　　　
　　　echo date('l dS of F Y h:i:s A');
?>

This produces the following result-

Monday
Monday 05th of December　2016　10:27:13　AM