date_format

Definition and usage

date_format() function returns the date formatted according to the specified format.

Example

Return a new DateTime object and format the date:

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

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grammar

 date_format ( object , format ) ;