RE: [PHP] Date problem
| From: | John W. Holmes | Date: | Tue, 06 May 2003 02:22:02 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Date problem | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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> $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?
Because you are passing 2003 as your unix timestamp, which is what
date() expects. Search google for an explanation of a unix timestamp.
Also search the PHP manual for how to define a string, i.e. something
with the - character in it.
---John W. Holmes...
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