note 130432 added to function.date-create

If $datetime value is null, empty string, or whitespace(s), it will default to the current datetime or 'now'. <?php $date = null; // or '' or ' ' var_dump(date_create($date)); ?> returns <?php object(DateTime)#1 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2025-07-29 00:59:02.992777" ["timezone_type"]=> int(3) ["timezone"]=> string(3) "UTC" } ?> ---- Server IP: 45.112.84.4 Probable Submitter: 80.90.5.137 (proxied: 2001:4450:4d02:6100:8164:9653:2bd8:2fef) ---- Manual Page -- https://php.net/manual/en/function.date-create.php Edit -- https://main.php.net/note/edit/130432 Del: integrated -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130432/integrated Del: useless -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130432/useless Del: bad code -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130432/bad+code Del: spam -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130432/spam Del: non-english -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130432/non-english Del: in docs -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130432/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130432 Reject -- https://main.php.net/note/reject/130432 Search -- https://main.php.net/manage/user-notes.php