The PHP Date Function Format Chart
The PHP date() function is one of the most useful built-in functions. Below is the syntax and description for the various format controls.
| The PHP Date() Function Format Chart | | a | am or pm in lowercase letters | | A | AM or PM in uppercase letters | | h | hour in digits (01 to12) | | H | hour in digits (00 to 23) | | g | hour in digits without the leading zero (1 to 12) | | G | hour in digits without the leading zero (0 to 23) | | i | minutes in digits (00 to 59) | | s | seconds in digits (00 to 59) | | d | day of month in digits (01 to 31) | | j | day of month in digits without the leading zero (1 to 31) | | D | day of week in three letter text (Mon to Sun) | | l | day of week in complete text (Monday to Sunday)
syntax is a lowercase "L" | | w | day of week numeric (0 to 6) (Sunday to Saturday) | | F | month in complete text (January to December) | | m | month in digits (01 to 12) | | n | month in digits without leading zero (1 to 12) | | M | month in three letter text (Jan to Dec) | | Y | year in four digits (2004) | | y | year in 2 digits (04) | | z | day of year (0 to 365) | | t | number of days in a month (28 to 31) | | S | English suffix (th, nd, st) | | Z | time zone offset in seconds (-43200 to 43200) | | U | seconds since Epoch (Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT) |
The PHP Date Function
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