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PHP Date Functions Part1

The document provides an overview of various PHP date and time functions, including their definitions, syntax, and examples. Key functions include date(), date_default_timezone_set(), mktime(), and date_create(), among others. Each function is accompanied by a brief explanation and a sample code snippet for practical understanding.

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PHP Date Functions Part1

The document provides an overview of various PHP date and time functions, including their definitions, syntax, and examples. Key functions include date(), date_default_timezone_set(), mktime(), and date_create(), among others. Each function is accompanied by a brief explanation and a sample code snippet for practical understanding.

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PHP Date & Time Functions - Definitions, Syntax & Examples

date()
Definition: Formats a local date and time.
Syntax: string date(string $format, int $timestamp = time())
Example: echo date('Y-m-d H:i:s');

date_default_timezone_set()
Definition: Sets the default timezone used by all date/time functions.
Syntax: bool date_default_timezone_set(string $timezone_identifier)
Example: date_default_timezone_set('Asia/Karachi');

mktime()
Definition: Gets Unix timestamp for a date.
Syntax: int mktime(hour, minute, second, month, day, year)
Example: echo mktime(0, 0, 0, 7, 1, 2025);

gmmktime()
Definition: Gets Unix timestamp for a GMT date.
Syntax: int gmmktime(hour, minute, second, month, day, year)
Example: echo gmmktime(0, 0, 0, 7, 1, 2025);

date_create()
Definition: Returns a new DateTime object.
Syntax: DateTime date_create(string $datetime = 'now')
Example: $date = date_create('2025-07-23');

date_format()
Definition: Returns date formatted according to given format.
Syntax: string date_format(DateTime $object, string $format)
Example: echo date_format($date, 'Y-m-d');

checkdate()
Definition: Validates a Gregorian date.
Syntax: bool checkdate(int $month, int $day, int $year)
Example: var_dump(checkdate(2, 29, 2024));

date_diff()
Definition: Returns difference between two dates.
Syntax: DateInterval date_diff(DateTime $datetime1, DateTime $datetime2)
Example: $diff = date_diff(date_create('2025-01-01'), date_create('2025-07-01'));

date_add()
Definition: Adds an amount of days, months, years, hours, minutes and seconds to a DateTime object.
Syntax: DateTime date_add(DateTime $object, DateInterval $interval)
Example: $date = date_create(); date_add($date, date_interval_create_from_date_string('10 days'));

date_sub()
Definition: Subtracts an amount of days, months, years, hours, minutes and seconds from a DateTime object.
Syntax: DateTime date_sub(DateTime $object, DateInterval $interval)
Example: $date = date_create(); date_sub($date, date_interval_create_from_date_string('5 days'));

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