PHP Date Exercises : Print: Saturday the 7th

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Write a PHP script to print like : Saturday the 7th

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
echo date('l \t\h\e jS'); // Outputs the current day of the week followed by the day of the month with the suffix.
?>

Output:

Tuesday the 11th 

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

• date('l \t\h\e jS'): Formats the current date and time according to the provided format string.
• l: Represents the full name of the day of the week (e.g., Monday, Tuesday, etc.).
• \t\h\e: Outputs the literal text "the" as part of the string.
• jS: Represents the day of the month with the suffix (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.).
• echo: Outputs the formatted date string to the screen.

PHP Code Editor:

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