RE: [PHP] Date problem

From: Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 23:38:17 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP] Date problem
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Because date is expecting a unix timestamp in epoch seconds and that is not what you are passing it, so you cannot count on it's output to be correct. Read the manual on the date() function and its arguments. http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php > -----Original Message----- > From: shaun [mailto:shaun@mania.plus.com] > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 4:28 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Date problem > > > Hi, > > $file_creation_date = 2003-05-02 > echo "<strong>Created on: </strong>".date("l \\t\h\e jS \o\f > F", > $file_creation_date).'<br>'; > > prints out: > > Created on: Thursday the 1st of January > > Why is this?

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