Returns new DateTime object
Syntax
date_create ([ string $datetime = "now" [, DateTimeZone $timezone = NULL ]] ) : DateTime
Parameters
datetime
A date/time string. Valid formats are explained in Date and Time Formats. Enter "now" here to obtain the current time when using the $timezone parameter.
timezone
A DateTimeZone object representing the timezone of $datetime. If $timezone is omitted, the current timezone will be used. Note: The $timezone parameter and the current timezone are ignored when the $datetime parameter either is a UNIX timestamp (e.g. @946684800) or specifies a timezone (e.g. 2010-01-28T15:00:00+02:00).
Return
Returns a new DateTime instance. Procedural style returns FALSE on failure.
Examples
1 · void
<? $return = date_create(); echo date_format($return, "Y-m-d H:i:s"); ?>
2023-02-04 14:42:09
2 · datetime
<? $datetime = "2001-01-01"; $return = date_create($datetime); echo date_format($return, "Y-m-d H:i:s"); ?>
2001-01-01 00:00:00
3 · timezone
<?
$datetime = "now";
$timezone = timezone_open("America/New_York");
$return = date_create($datetime, $timezone);
echo date_format($return, "Y-m-d H:i:s");
?>
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