getdate

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

getdate — Get date/time information

Description

getdate ([ int|null $timestamp = null ] ) : array

Returns an associative array containing the date information of the timestamp, or the current local time if timestamp is omitted or null.

Parameters

timestamp: The optional timestamp parameter is an int Unix timestamp that defaults to the current local time if timestamp is omitted or null. In other words, it defaults to the value of time().

Return Values

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

**Key elements of the returned associative array**
Key	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, such as January or March	`January` through `December`
`0`	Seconds since the Unix Epoch, similar to the values returned by time() and used by date().	System Dependent, typically `-2147483648` through `2147483647`.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.0.0	`timestamp` is nullable now.

Examples

Example #1 getdate() example

<?php
$today = getdate();
print_r($today);
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Array
(
    [seconds] => 40
    [minutes] => 58
    [hours]   => 21
    [mday]    => 17
    [wday]    => 2
    [mon]     => 6
    [year]    => 2003
    [yday]    => 167
    [weekday] => Tuesday
    [month]   => June
    [0]       => 1055901520
)