cvs: phpdoc /en/functions datetime.xml

philip Wed Dec 12 19:44:47 2001 EDT Modified files: /phpdoc/en/functions datetime.xml Log: strtotime: parameter time behaves according to gnu date syntax, added link to gnu man page. Also, there are a few additional valid inputs, document them at a later date :) Index: phpdoc/en/functions/datetime.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/functions/datetime.xml:1.56 phpdoc/en/functions/datetime.xml:1.57 --- phpdoc/en/functions/datetime.xml:1.56 Wed Dec 12 15:46:41 2001 +++ phpdoc/en/functions/datetime.xml Wed Dec 12 19:44:47 2001 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.56 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.57 $ --> <reference id="ref.datetime"> <title>Date and Time functions</title> <titleabbrev>Date/time</titleabbrev> @@ -1111,10 +1111,19 @@ </paramdef> </funcprototype> </funcsynopsis> - <para> + <simpara> The function expects to be given a string containing an English date format and will try to parse that format into a UNIX timestamp. Upon failure, <literal>-1</literal> is returned. + </simpara> + <simpara> + Since <function>strtotime</function> behaves according to GNU + date syntax, have a look at the GNU manual page titled + <ulink url="&url.gnu.man.date-input;">Date Input Formats</ulink>. + Described there is valid syntax for the <parameter>time</parameter> + parameter. + </simpara> + <para> <example> <title><function>strtotime</function> examples</title> <programlisting role="php">