PHP: gmmktime() function

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:40 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Description

The gmmktime() function is used to create a Unix timestamp for a GMT date.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

gmmktime(hour, minute, second, month, day, year, is_dst)

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required/ Optional	Type
hour	Specifies the hour	Optional	integer
minute	Specifies the minute	Optional	integer
second	Specifies the second	Optional	integer
month	Specifies the month	Optional	integer
day	Specifies the day	Optional	integer
year	Specifies the year	Optional	integer
is_dst	Since other parameters represent a GMT date so is_dst doesn't effect the result.	Optional	integer

Return value:

Unix timestamp.

Value Type: Integer.

Example:

<?php
$birthday = gmmktime(0,0,0,10,3,1975);
echo $birthday . "<br />";
echo(date("M-d-Y",$birthday));
echo "<br />".'---------------------';
echo "<br />".'Another format'."<br />";
echo(date("D-M-d-Y",$birthday));
?>

Output:

181526400
Oct-03-1975
---------------------
Another format
Fri-Oct-03-1975

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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