PHP has inbuilt functions to display current date and time.
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PHP date/time functions
[a] strftime() : Format a local time/date according to locale settings using php. [b] date() : Format a local time/date using php.Examples: PHP show current date and time
Consider the following simple php script example:
<?php print strftime('%c'); ?>
Sample outputs:
Mon Apr 23 01:22:58 2007
You need to pass format such as %c to strftime() to print date and time representation for the current system. You can use following format characters:
- %m – month as a decimal number (range 01 to 12)
- %d – day of the month as a decimal number (range 01 to 31)
- %Y – year as a decimal number including the century
- You can see the complete format conversion specifiers online here
You can also use date() as follows:
<?php print date('r'); print "\\n"; print date('D, d M Y H:i:s T'); print "\\n"; ?>
Sample outputs:
Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:29:56 +0530 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:35:14 IST
You need to pass r format conversion to print formatted date. See the complete format conversion specifiers online here.
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is there any way to print date for next week in advance. how we are gonna calculate it.
very helpful
thanks very useful information
Create a PHP web page which prints the current time in various formats and colors depending on the query string. Your php page is intended to be loaded with a simple query string which controls how the time is displayed, the page title and the background and text colors. The query string has three fields separated by colons. The first is the time format, the second is the text color and the third is the background color.
i will design contact us page in php
in that i will send some information that fill to user. and also send current time and date
then how can i send current time and date to mail
i will send date by using date()
so u will tell me how can i send current time
thank you
nice information
useful script :-)
I want to print date in php but date should be independent of system date means if I change the system date then it will print the current date from internet like if i change my system date from 1 nov to 23 nov then script will print the date of that day only not the system date 23 nov.
Please suggest me some solution.
Thank You in Advance.
woww…nic script..its useful :)
thanks……………..guys
hey…its not print local time in my pc, what can i do to print local time??
i want to enter some information then save it in datebase and also want to print that information, with only click on one button that is “save & print”
i just want to ask if what is the php codes for changing the current time of the computer where the system is
Nice….
It works correctlu…
Nice….
It works correctly…
lovely…bt i cnt see the current system time..what can i do???plzzz hlp me…
hey i like php programs b’coz they are simple & short
Thank you . .