PHP and PostgreSQL: Advanced Web Programming

17.2. Dates and Time in PHP

Up to now you have seen how you can work with dates and time in PostgreSQL. In this section we will see how dates and time can be treated when working with PHP's onboard functions.

17.2.1. PHP's Functions

In this section you will be guided through PHP's functions related to time.

17.2.1.1. getdate

One of the most important functions is the getdate function. It returns the current date in an array of values that can be used for further treatment. Let's take a look at an example:

 <?php $mydate = getdate(); echo "seconds: ".$mydate['seconds']."<br>"; echo "minutes: ".$mydate['minutes']."<br>"; echo "hours: ".$mydate['hours']."<br>"; echo "mday: ".$mydate['mday']."<br>"; echo "wday: ".$mydate['wday']."<br>"; echo "mon: ...