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PHP - Date

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

Syntax : Date()


 date(format,timestamp)

Here is the description for each parameters.

format : Specifies the format of the timestamp

timestame : optional, specifies a timestamp. Default is the current date and time

The required format parameter of the date() function specifies how to format the date (or time).

Here are some characters that are commonly used for dates:

d - Represents the day of the month

m - Represents a month

Y- Represents a year

l (lowercase 'L') - Represents the day of the week

Example : Data()


    <?php
echo "Today is " . date("Y-m-d") . "<br>";
echo "Today is " . date("Y/m/d") . "<br>";
echo "Today is " . date("Y.m.d") . "<br>";
echo "Today is " . date("l");
echo "Today is " . date("Y");
    ?>

It will produce the following result −

Result


Today is 2020-05-28
Today is 2020/05/28
Today is 2020.05.28
Today is Thursday
Today is 2020

PHP - Time

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

Here are some characters that are commonly used

H - 24-hour format of an hour

h - 12-hour format of an hour

i - Minutes

s - Seconds

a - Lowercase Ante meridiem and Post meridiem (am or pm)

Example : Data() for Time


    <?php
echo "The Time is " . date("h:i:sa") . "<br>";
echo "The Time is " . date("h") . "<br>";
echo "The Time is " . date("i") . "<br>";
echo "The Time is " . date("s"). "<br>";
echo "The Time is " . date("a");
    ?>

It will produce the following result −

Result


The Time is 07:45:06am
The Time is 07
The Time is 45
The Time is 06
The Time is am

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PHP - Date and Time

PHP - Date

Syntax : Date()

Example : Data()

Result

PHP - Time

Example : Data() for Time

Result