date
string date(string format, [int time])
| format | Format in which to display the calculated date |
| time | Time in UNIX time format |
Formats a UNIX timestamp into a human-readable string.
Returns:
Formatted date output
Description:
date() displays a date in the format specified in the format argument. Dates and times can be displayed in any order and combination, with any delimiters.An optional second argument can be used to format the date from a specific time. If the second argument is omitted, the current time is used.
This function uses single characters as format specifiers; if you want to put other text directly into the format string, use strftime() instead. Otherwise, you could get unexpected results as characters from the text are converted ...
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