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PHP getdate() Function

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Definition and Usage

The getdate() function returns an array that contains date and time information for a Unix timestamp.

The returning array contains ten elements with relevant information needed when formatting a date string:

  • [seconds] - seconds
  • [minutes] - minutes
  • [hours] - hours
  • [mday] - day of the month
  • [wday] - day of the week
  • [year] - year
  • [yday] - day of the year
  • [weekday] - name of the weekday
  • [month] - name of the month

Syntax

getdate(timestamp)

Parameter Description
timestamp Optional. Specifies the time in Unix time format

Example 1

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

The output of the code above could be:

Array
(
[seconds] => 45
[minutes] => 52
[hours] => 14
[mday] => 24
[wday] => 2
[mon] => 1
[year] => 2006
[yday] => 23
[weekday] => Tuesday
[month] => January
[0] => 1138110765
)

Example 2

<?php
$my_t=getdate(date("U"));
print("$my_t[weekday], $my_t[month] $my_t[mday], $my_t[year]");
?>

The output of the code above could be:

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

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