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: 6/18/2025
date('Y-m-d') results in: 2025-06-18
date('l, F d, Y') results in: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
date('g:i a') results in: 4:00 pm
date('h:m:s') results in: 04:06:22
date('Y-m-d h:i:s') results in: 2025-06-18 at 04:00:22
date('Y-m-d', 1521068400) results in: 2018-03-14

How to format a date