PHP Tutorial - PHP date_format() Function

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Definition

The date_format() function formats a date for the specified format.

Syntax

PHP date_format() Function has the following syntax.

Parameter

Format

Return

PHP date_format() Function returns the formatted date as a string. FALSE on failure.

Example

Return a new DateTime object, and then format the date:

<?php
$date=date_create("2013-03-15");
echo date_format($date,"Y/m/d H:i:s");
echo "\n";
$date=date_create("2013-03-15");
echo date_format($date,DATE_ATOM);
?>

The code above generates the following result.

Example 2

The following code shows how to calculate the interval between two dates, then format the interval.

<?php
    $date1=date_create("2013-01-01");
    $date2=date_create("2013-02-10");
    $diff=date_diff($date1,$date2);

    // %a outputs the total number of days
    echo $diff->format("Total number of days: %a.");
?>

The code above generates the following result.

Example 3

The following code shows how to format DateTime.

<?php
    $date=date_create("2013-03-15");
    echo date_format($date,"Y/m/d H:i:s");
?>

The code above generates the following result.

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