[RFC] New procedural function intl_date_format() f or PHP 8.7
| From: | سپهر محمودی | Date: | Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:17:58 +0000 |
| Subject: | [RFC] New procedural function intl_date_format() f or PHP 8.7 | ||
| Groups: | php.internals | ||
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Hi everyone,
I hope you're all doing well.
I would like to propose a new RFC:
intl_date_format().
The main idea behind this is to simplify date formatting across different
calendars (like Persian, Islamic, etc.) without having to go through the
verbose setup of IntlDateFormatter every single time. It's meant to be a
simple, procedural wrapper that makes handling non-Gregorian calendars much
more accessible for everyday tasks.
You can check out the full RFC here:
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/intl_date_format
I’ve ensured the implementation remains consistent with our existing intl
error handling patterns (using E_WARNING and returning false on
failure).
I’m really looking forward to hearing your thoughts, feedback, and any
suggestions you might have to improve this. Thanks for your time and for
all the great work you do!
Best regards,
Sepehr Mahmoudi