It Returns date formatted according to given format and is an alias of DateTime::format()
Example
<?php
$date = date_create(‘2007-05-17’);
echo date_format($date, ‘Y-m-d H:i:s’);
?>
Output
2007-05-17 00:00:00
Category Archives: PHP
CSScaffold
CSScaffold is a CSS framework written in PHP. it uses PHP to extend CSS. The syntax looks and feels like CSS, except that you have some powerful abilities.
The best part is that all of this is done transparently. You can drop Scaffold into your site and you’ll instantly have access to all of its functionality. Scaffold requires a web server with PHP 5+ and Mod_rewrite should enabled if you want it work automatically .
DateTime::diff()
It can be used to find out the difference between two dates
Example
<?php
$datetime1 = new DateTime(‘2009-5-17’);
$datetime2 = new DateTime(‘2012-5-17’);
$interval = $datetime1->diff($datetime2);
echo $interval->format(‘%R%a days’);
?>
Output
+1096 days
date_diff
It is an alias of DateTime::diff() and can be used to find out the difference between two dates
Example
<?php
$date1 = date_create(‘2009-5-17’);
$date2 = date_create(‘2012-5-17’);
$interval = date_diff($date1, $date2);
echo $interval->format(‘%R%a days’);
?>
Output
+1096 days
date_default_timezone_set
It can be used to set the time zone
Example
<?php
date_default_timezone_set(‘Asia/Culcutta’);
echo date_default_timezone_get();
?>
Output
Asia/Calcutta
date_default_timezone_get
Gets the default timezone used by all date/time functions in a script
Example
<?php
echo date_default_timezone_get();
?>
Output
Asia/Calcutta
DateTime::setDate()
It sets the date .Example
<?php
$date = new DateTime();
$date->setDate(2011, 5, 17);
echo $date->format(‘Y-m-d’);
?>
echo $date->format(‘Y-m-d’);
?>
Output
2011-05-17
date_date_set
Its an alias of DateTime::setDate() and sets the date.
Example
<?php
$date = date_create();
date_date_set($date, 2011, 5, 17);
echo date_format($date, ‘Y-m-d’);
?>
echo $date->format(‘Y-m-d’);
?>
Output
2011-05-17
DateTime::__construct()
Its creates new DateTime object .
Example
<?php
try {
$date = new DateTime(‘2008-05-17’);
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo $e->getMessage();
exit(1);
}
echo $date->format(‘Y-m-d’);
?>
Output
2007-05-15
date_create
Its an alias of DateTime::__construct() and creates new DateTime object .
Example
<?php
$date = date_create(‘2007-5-17’);
if (!$date) {
$e = date_get_last_errors();
foreach ($e[‘errors’] as $error) {
echo “$errorn”;
}
exit(1);
}
echo date_format($date, ‘Y-m-d’);
?>
Output
2007-05-15