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PHP Date and Time

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Summary

PHP has an inbuilt function for handling dates and times, with the main function being date(). This lesson describes the letter formats such as Y, m, d, H, i, and s that determine the output form. You also learn about timestamps and how to convert date text into timestamps with strtotime().

Key points

Date() format the current time according to the given format character
Returns the timestamp, which is seconds since January 1, 1970
Format Y for year, m for month, d for date, H for 24 hours
Strtotime() change the date text to a timestamp

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