Working with Dates


      echo('date_default_timezone_set("America/New_York")<br />');

      $thisFormat = "date('n/j/Y')";

      echo("$thisFormat results in: <strong>" . date('n/j/Y') . "</strong><br />");

      $thisFormat = "date('Y-m-d')";

      echo("$thisFormat results in: <strong>" . date('Y-m-d') . "</strong><br />");

      $thisFormat = "date('l, F d, Y')";

      echo("$thisFormat results in: <strong>" . date('l, F d, Y') . "</strong><br />");

      $thisFormat = "date('g:i a')";

      echo("$thisFormat results in: <strong>" . date('g:i a') . "</strong><br />");

      $thisFormat = "date('h:m:s')";

      echo("$thisFormat results in: <strong>" . date('h:m:s') . "</strong><br />");

      $thisFormat = "date('Y-m-d h:i:s')";

      echo("$thisFormat results in: <strong>" . date('Y-m-d \a\t h:i:s') . "</strong><br />");

      $thisFormat = "date('Y-m-d', 1521068400)";

      echo("$thisFormat results in: <strong>" . date('Y-m-d', 1521068400) . "</strong><br />");

date_default_timezone_set("America/New_York")
date('n/j/Y') results in: 2/17/2026
date('Y-m-d') results in: 2026-02-17
date('l, F d, Y') results in: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
date('g:i a') results in: 8:14 pm
date('h:m:s') results in: 08:02:51
date('Y-m-d h:i:s') results in: 2026-02-17 at 08:14:51
date('Y-m-d', 1521068400) results in: 2018-03-14

How to format a date