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PHP date_create () function

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Examples

It returns a new DateTime object, and then format the date:

<?php
$date=date_create("2013-03-15");
echo date_format($date,"Y/m/d");
?>

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Definition and Usage

date_create () function returns a new DateTime object.

grammar

date_create( time,timezone);

参数 描述
time 可选。规定一个日期/时间字符串。NULL 表示当前的日期/时间。
timezone 可选。规定 time 的时区。默认是当前时区。

提示: 查看 PHP 中支持的所有时区列表

technical details

return value: If successful, it returns a new DateTime object, if it fails it returns FALSE.
PHP version: 5.2+
Update log: Starting from PHP 5.3+, if the provisions of an illegal date will throw an exception.


More examples

Example 1

Returns a new DateTime object with a given time zone, and then format the date and time:

<?php
$date=date_create("2013-03-15 23:40:00",timezone_open("Europe/Oslo"));
echo date_format($date,"Y/m/d H:iP");
?>

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PHP Date / Time PHP Date / Time Reference Manual