The date function turns the symbols displayed in the date format symbols table into the examples also shown in the table.
| Date Format Symbols | ||
| Symbol | Meaning | Example |
| M | Month in text, abbreviated | Nov |
| F | Month in text not abbreviated | November |
| m | Month in numbers with leading zeros | 02, 12 |
| n | Month in numbers without leading zeros | 1, 12 |
| d | Day of the month; two digits with leading zeros | 01, 14 |
| j | Day of the month without leading zeros | 3, 30 |
| l | Day of the week in text not abbreviation | Friday |
| D | Day of the week in text as an abbreviation | Fri |
| w | Day of the week in numbers | From 0 (Sun) to 6 (Sat) |
| Y | Year in four digits | 2005 |
| y | Year in two digits | 05 |
| g | Hour between 0 and 12 without leading zeros | 2, 10 |
| G | Hour between 0 and 24 without leading zeros | 2, 15 |
| h | Hour between 0 and 12 with leading zeros
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01, 10 |
| H | Hour between 0 and 24 with leading zeros | 00, 23 |
| i | Minutes | 00, 59 |
| s | Seconds | 00, 59 |
| a | am or pm in lowercase | am, pm |
| A | AM or PM in uppercase | AM, PM |
The parts of the date can be separated by hyphens (-), dots (.), forward slashes (/), or spaces.
Example:
| <?php $today = date("l–j F Y"); echo "$today";?> |
Preview:
Tuesday-28 November 2006
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