PHP idate() function

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What is the syntax of the idate() function in PHP?

idate(format, timestamp)
ParameterDescription
formatRequired. Specifies how to return the result. One of the following characters is allowed:B – Swatch Beat/Internet Timed – Day of the monthh – Hour (12 hour format)H – Hour (24 hour format)i – MinutesI – returns 1 if DST (daylight saving time) is activated, 0 otherwiseL – returns 1 for leap year, 0 otherwisem – Month numbers – Secondst – Days in current monthU – Seconds since the Unix Epoch (January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT)w – Day of the week (Sunday=0)W – ISO-8601 week number of year (week starts on Monday)y – Year (1 or 2 digits)Y – Year (4 digits)z – Day of the yearZ – Timezone offset in seconds

Examples of the idate() function

Example 1. In this example,

<?php
echo idate("B") . "<br>";
echo idate("d") . "<br>";
echo idate("h") . "<br>";
echo idate("H") . "<br>";
echo idate("i") . "<br>";
echo idate("I") . "<br>";
echo idate("L") . "<br>";
echo idate("m") . "<br>";
echo idate("s") . "<br>";
echo idate("t") . "<br>";
echo idate("U") . "<br>";
echo idate("w") . "<br>";
echo idate("W") . "<br>";
echo idate("y") . "<br>";
echo idate("Y") . "<br>";
echo idate("z") . "<br>";
echo idate("Z") . "<br>";
?>
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