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Text lesson

getdate()

Example

Return the date and time information for the current local date and time.

<?php
print_r(getdate());
?>

Definition and Usage

The getdate() function returns date and time information for a specified timestamp or the current local date and time if no timestamp is provided.

Syntax

getdate(timestamp)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
timestamp	Optional. Specifies an integer Unix timestamp; defaults to the current local time (`time()`) if not provided.

Technical Details

Return Value:

Returns an associative array with information related to the timestamp:

[seconds] – seconds
[minutes] – minutes
[hours] – hours
[mday] – day of the month
[wday] – day of the week (0=Sunday, 1=Monday,…)
[mon] – month
[year] – year
[yday] – day of the year
[weekday] – name of the weekday
[month] – name of the month

[0] – seconds since Unix Epoch

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