Question

How to use date() function to format a local date/time in PHP

Answer 1

// string date(string $format [, int $timestamp]);

echo date("l") . "<br /><br />";
   
echo date('l dS \of F Y h:i:s A') . "<br /><br />";
   
echo "March 24, 2016 is on: " . date("l", mktime(0, 0, 0, 3, 24, 2016)) . "<br /><br />";
   
echo date("m/d/Y") . "<br /><br />";

echo date("m/d/Y h:i:s") . "<br /><br />";

/*
run:
    
Wednesday

Wednesday 23rd of March 2016 04:22:55 PM

March 24, 2016 is on: Thursday

03/23/2016

03/23/2016 04:22:55
       
*/

 

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