PHP Tutorial - 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.