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PHP strftime() Function
PHP strftime() Function
PHP strftime() function formats a given local time or date according to the specified locale settings. It accepts two parameters $timestamp and $format. If timestamp is not given then it returns the current local time. It returns a string as output formatted according to the given format string using the given timestamp or the current local time.
Syntax:
strftime(format, timestamp);
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| format | This is a required parameter. This parameter defines how to return the result. |
| timestamp | This is an optional parameter. This parameter defines a Unix timestamp that represents the date and time to be formatted. |
Here is an example of strftime() function in PHP:
<html>
<body>
<?php
echo strftime("%d %B %Y, %X",mktime(20,23,45,6,10,2020) )."<br>";
?>
</body>
</html>
Output:
10 June 2020, 20:23:45
10 June 2020, 20:23:45
Example 2:
<html>
<body>
<?php
echo strftime("%d %B %Y, %X (%A)",mktime(20,23,45,6,10,2020))."<br>";
setlocale(LC_ALL,"hu_HU.UTF8");
echo strftime("%d %B %Y, %X (%A)");
?>
</body>
</html>
Output:
10 June 2020, 20:23:45 (Wednesday)
03 February 2020, 05:21:17 (Monday)
10 June 2020, 20:23:45 (Wednesday)
03 February 2020, 05:21:17 (Monday)
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