PHP getdate() Function

The PHP getdate() function returns an associative array containing the date information of the timestamp, or the current local time if timestamp is omitted or null.

Syntax

getdate(timestamp)

Parameters

timestamp Optional. Specify the Unix timestamp representing the date. If it is omitted or null, it defaults to the current local time.

Return Value

Returns an associative array of information related to the timestamp. Elements from the returned associative array are as follows:

Keys	Description	Example returned values
"seconds"	Numeric representation of seconds	0 to 59
"minutes"	Numeric representation of minutes	0 to 59
"hours"	Numeric representation of hours	0 to 23
"mday"	Numeric representation of the day of the month	1 to 31
"wday"	Numeric representation of the day of the week	0 (for Sunday) through 6 (for Saturday)
"mon"	Numeric representation of a month	1 through 12
"year"	A full numeric representation of a year, 4 digits	Examples: 1999 or 2003
"yday"	Numeric representation of the day of the year	0 through 365
"weekday"	A full textual representation of the day of the week	Sunday through Saturday
"month"	A full textual representation of a month	January through December
0	Seconds since the Unix Epoch.	System Dependent, typically -2147483648 through 2147483647.

Example: using current local time

The example below shows how to get the date information for current local time.

<?php
  //date information of current local time
  print_r(getdate());
?>

The output of the above code will be:

Array
(
    [seconds] => 29
    [minutes] => 12
    [hours] => 14
    [mday] => 13
    [wday] => 1
    [mon] => 9
    [year] => 2021
    [yday] => 255
    [weekday] => Monday
    [month] => September
    [0] => 1631542349
)

Example: using specified timestamp

In the example below this function is used to get the date information of the specified timestamp.

<?php
  //date information of specified timestamp
  print_r(getdate(1307297845));
?>

The output of the above code will be:

Array
(
    [seconds] => 25
    [minutes] => 17
    [hours] => 18
    [mday] => 5
    [wday] => 0
    [mon] => 6
    [year] => 2011
    [yday] => 155
    [weekday] => Sunday
    [month] => June
    [0] => 1307297845
)

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