Name

mktime

Synopsis

                  mktime(
                  datestring
                  )

Convert a date given in the form YYYY MM DD HH MM SS [DST] into a timestamp. The time is assumed to be in the local time zone. The daylight savings time value, DST, may be 1 (true), 0 (false) or -1 (autodetect).

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