PHP Reference

Quick Reference

The PHP date_time_set() function sets the time.

<?php
$date = date_create('2013-01-11');

date_time_set($date, 12, 15, 35);
echo date_format($date, 'Y-m-d H:i:s');
?>

Output

2013-01-11 12:15:35

Syntax

date_time_set(object, hour, minute, second, microsecond)

Parameters

ParameterDescription
objectSpecifies a DateTime object returned by date_create() (required)
hourSpecifies the hour of the time (required)
minuteSpecifies the minute of the time (required)
secondSpecifies the second of the time (default is 0)
microsecondSpecifies the microsecond of the time (default is 0)

PHP Notes:

  • When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
  • Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on

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