PHP getdate() Function
Definition
The getdate() function returns date/time information of a timestamp or the current local date/time.
Syntax
PHP getdate() Function has the following syntax.
getdate(timestamp);
Parameter
PHP getdate() Function has the following parameter.
timestamp - Optional. An integer Unix timestamp. Default is the current local time (time())
Return
PHP getdate() Function 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
- [mon] - month
- [year] - year
- [yday] - day of the year
- [weekday] - name of the weekday
- [month] - name of the month
- [0] - seconds since Unix Epoch
Example
Return date/time information of the current local date/time:
<?php
print_r(getdate());
?>
The code above generates the following result.