PHP: idate() function

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

Description

The idate() function is used to get a local time/date format as an integer.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

idate(format, timestamp)

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required / Optional	Type
format	B - Swatch Beat/Internet Time d - Day of the month h - Hour (12-hour format) H - Hour (24-hour format) i - Minutes I - returns 1 when DST is activated otherwise 0 L - returns 1 for leap year otherwise 0 m - Month number s - Seconds t - Days in current month U - Seconds since the Unix Epoch - January 1 1970 00:00:00 UTC w - Day of the week (0 on Sunday) W - ISO-8601 numeric week of year, weeks starting on Monday y - Year Y - Year in 4 digits z - Day of the year Z - Timezone offset in seconds	Optional	String
timestamp	An integer indicates the unixtimestamp. If a timestamp is not supplied, it gives the current local time.	Optional	integer

Return value:

An integer value.

Value Type: Integer.

Example:

<?php
echo idate('d');
?>

Sample Output:

See also

PHP Function Reference

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