Quick Reference
The PHP strtotime() function parses an English textual datetime into a Unix timestamp (the number of seconds since January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT).
<?php
echo(strtotime('now') . '<br>');
echo(strtotime('11 January 2013') . '<br>');
echo(strtotime('+8 hours') . '<br>');
echo(strtotime('last Sunday'));
?>Output
1696100381
1357862400
1696129181
1695513600Syntax
strtotime(time, now)Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| time | Specifies a date/time string (required) |
| now | Specifies the timestamp used as a base for the calculation of relative dates |
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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