gmdate
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
gmdate — Format a GMT/UTC date/time
Description
gmdate(string $format, ?int $timestamp = null): string
Identical to the date() function except that the time returned is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Parameters
Return Values
Returns a formatted date string.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
8.0.0 | timestamp is nullable now. |
Examples
Example #1 gmdate() example
When run in Finland (GMT +0200), the first line below prints "Jan 01 1998 00:00:00", while the second prints "Dec 31 1997 22:00:00".
<?php echo date("M d Y H:i:s", mktime(0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1998)); echo gmdate("M d Y H:i:s", mktime(0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1998)); ?>
See Also
- date() - Format a local time/date
- mktime() - Get Unix timestamp for a date
- gmmktime() - Get Unix timestamp for a GMT date
- IntlDateFormatter::format() - Format the date/time value as a string
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