PHP Date Exercises : Convert the date to timestamp

PHP date: Exercise-6 with Solution

Write a PHP script to convert the date to timestamp.

Sample date : 12-05-2014

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
// Convert the date string '12-05-2014' to a Unix timestamp
$timestamp = strtotime('12-05-2014');
// Print the Unix timestamp
echo $timestamp."\n";
?>

Output:

1399833000

Explanation:

The above PHP code converts the date string '12-05-2014' into a Unix timestamp using the "strtotime()" function. The "strtotime()" function parses the given date/time string and returns the Unix timestamp representing that date/time. Finally, it prints the Unix timestamp to the standard output.

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