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PHP Date and Time Tutorial
PHP allows you to use the date() function to format a time and/or date.
The php date function accepts 2 arguments: date(format, timestamp).
The format argument is always required and specifies the format to display the date in.
The timestamp argument is optional and can be used as an alternate to the server time.
<?php
echo date("Y-m-d");
echo "<br />";
echo date("Y/m/d");
echo "<br />";
echo date("M d, Y");
echo "<br />";
echo date("F d, Y");
echo "<br />";
echo date("D M d, Y");
echo "<br />";
echo date("l F d, Y");
echo "<br />";
echo date("l F d, Y, h:i:s");
echo "<br />";
echo date("l F d, Y, h:i A");
?>
The code above creates the date and timestamps below:
2025-01-28
2025/01/28
Jan 28, 2025
January 28, 2025
Tue Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday January 28, 2025
Tuesday January 28, 2025, 09:05:08
Tuesday January 28, 2025, 09:05 PM