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PHP strptime() Function

PHP strptime() function is used to format a time or date generated with strftime() function. It accepts two parameters $date and $format. It returns an array containing all the information to the given date on success or False on failure.

Syntax:

  strptime(date, format);

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
date	This is a required parameter. This parameter defines the string to parse.
format	This is a required parameter. This parameter defines the format used in the date.

Here is an example of strptime() in PHP:

<html>
<body>
<pre>
<?php
print_r(strptime(strftime("%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S"),"%d/%m/%Y"));
?>
</pre>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Array
(
    [tm_sec] => 0
    [tm_min] => 0
    [tm_hour] => 0
    [tm_mday] => 3
    [tm_mon] => 1
    [tm_year] => 120
    [tm_wday] => 1
    [tm_yday] => 33
    [unparsed] =>  05:57:31
)

Example 2:

<html>
<body>
<pre>
<?php
$format="%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S";
$strf=strftime($format);
echo("$strf")."<br>";
print_r(strptime($strf,$format));
?>
</pre>
</body>
</html>

Output:

03/02/2020 05:57:14
Array
(
    [tm_sec] => 14
    [tm_min] => 57
    [tm_hour] => 5
    [tm_mday] => 3
    [tm_mon] => 1
    [tm_year] => 120
    [tm_wday] => 1
    [tm_yday] => 33
    [unparsed] => 
)

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