WDP - PHP Date & Time

PHP Date and Time

EXPLAIN

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

SYNTAX

date(format,timestamp)

**Note:

format - Required. Specifies the format of the timestamp

timestamp - Optional. Specifies a timestamp. Default is the current date and time

Here are some characters that are commonly used for dates:

• d - Represents the day of the month (01 to 31)
• m - Represents a month (01 to 12)
• Y - Represents a year (in four digits)
• l (lowercase 'L') - Represents the day of the week

SAMPLE CODE & OUTPUT

<?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");

?>

Output: 

Today is 2016/05/10

Today is 2016.05.10

Today is 2016-05-10

Today is Tuesday

Reference:
http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_date.asp
http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php