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PHP Date function and its formats

Posted by on November 3, 2010 No comments

This example shows how to generate the date in a desired format in php . Since date plays an important role in php. Here is the example:

<?php
// Assuming today is: March 10th, 2001, 5:16:18 pm

$today = date("F j, Y, g:i a"); // March 10, 2001, 5:16 pm
echo "<br>".$today;
$today = date("m.d.y");  // 03.10.01
echo "<br>".$today;
$today = date("j, n, Y");  // 10, 3, 2001
echo "<br>".$today;
$today = date("Ymd");  // 20010310
echo "<br>".$today;
$today = date('h-i-s, j-m-y, it is w Day z ');  // 05-16-17, 10-03-01, 1631 1618 6 Fripm01
echo "<br>".$today;
$today = date('i	 is 	he jS day.');// It is the 10th day.
echo "<br>".$today;
$today = date("D M j G:i:s T Y"); // Sat Mar 10 15:16:08 MST 2001
echo "<br>".$today;
$today = date('H:m:s m is mo
	h');// 17:03:17 m is month
echo "<br>".$today;
$today = date("H:i:s");  // 17:16:17
echo "<br>".$today;
?>