PHP: getdate() function

Last update on October 08 2024 12:27:58 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

PHP: Get date/time information

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

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

getdate(timestamp)

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required / Optional	Type
timestamp	Unix timestamp. Default value : current local time.	Required	String

Return value:

An associative array. Details are as follows:

Key	Description	Example returned values
seconds	Numeric value of seconds.	0 to 59
minutes	Numeric value of minutes.	0 to 59
hours	Numeric value of hours.	0 to 23
mday	Numeric value of the day of the month.	1 to 31
wday	Numeric value of the day of the week.	0(for Sunday) through 6 (for Saturday)
mon	Numeric value of a month.	1 through 12
year	Four-digit numeric value of a year.	Examples: 1999 or 2003
yday	Numeric value of the day of the year.	0 through 365
weekday	Full name of the day of the week.	Sunday through Saturday
month	Full name of a month.	January through December
0	Seconds since the Unix Epoch, similar to the values returned by time() and used by date().	System Dependent, typically -2147483648 through 2147483647

Value Type: Array

Example:

<?php
$tod = getdate(date("U"));
print_r($tod);
?>

See also

PHP Function Reference

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