variant_date_to_timestamp

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

variant_date_to_timestamp — Converts a variant date/time value to Unix timestamp

Description

Converts variant from a VT_DATE (or similar) value into a Unix timestamp. This allows easier interopability between the Unix-ish parts of PHP and COM.

Parameters

variant

The variant.

Return Values

Returns a unix timestamp, or null on failure.

See Also

• variant_date_from_timestamp() - Returns a variant date representation of a Unix timestamp
• date() - Format a Unix timestamp
• strftime() - Format a local time/date according to locale settings