(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
getdate — Get date/time information
Returns an associative array containing the date
information of the timestamp, or the current
local time if timestamp is omitted or null .
Returns an associative array of information related to
the timestamp. Elements from the returned
associative array are as follows:
| Key | Description | Example returned values |
|---|---|---|
"seconds" |
Numeric representation of seconds | 0 to 59 |
"minutes" |
Numeric representation of minutes | 0 to 59 |
"hours" |
Numeric representation of hours | 0 to 23 |
"mday" |
Numeric representation of the day of the month | 1 to 31 |
"wday" |
Numeric representation of the day of the week | 0 (for Sunday) through 6 (for Saturday) |
"mon" |
Numeric representation of a month | 1 through 12 |
"year" |
A full numeric representation of a year, 4 digits | Examples: 1999 or 2003 |
"yday" |
Numeric representation of the day of the year | 0 through 365 |
"weekday" |
A full textual representation of the day of the week | Sunday through Saturday |
"month" |
A full textual representation of a month, such as January or March | January through December |
0 |
Seconds since the Unix Epoch, similar to the values returned by time() and used by date() . |
System Dependent, typically -2147483648 through
2147483647.
|
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 |
timestamp is nullable now.
|
Example #1 getdate() example
<?php
$today = getdate();
print_r($today);
?>The above example will output something similar to:
Array ( [seconds] => 40 [minutes] => 58 [hours] => 21 [mday] => 17 [wday] => 2 [mon] => 6 [year] => 2003 [yday] => 167 [weekday] => Tuesday [month] => June [0] => 1055901520 )