date_create

Definition and usage

The date_create() function returns a new DateTime object.

Example

Example 1

Return a new DateTime object and format the date:

 <?php
$date = date_create ( "2016-09-25" ) ;
echo date_format ( $date , "Y/m/d" ) ;
?>

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Example 2

Returns a new DateTime object with the given time zone and formats 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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grammar

 date_create ( time , timezone ) ;