PHP strtotime () function

Definition and usage

The strtotime () function parses the date and time descriptions of any English text into UNIX timestamps.

Syntax

Strtotime (time, now)

Parameters	Description
Time	Specifies the time string to be parsed.
Now	The timestamp used to calculate the return value. If this parameter is omitted, the current time is used.

Description

This function is expected to accept a string that contains a date format in American English and try to parse it into a Unix timestamp (the number of seconds since January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT). Its value is relativeNowThe time specified by the parameter. If this parameter is not provided, the current system time is used.

This function will useTZEnvironment variable (if any) to calculate the timestamp. Since PHP 5.1.0, it is easier to define the time zone for all date/time functions. This process is described on the date_default_timezone_get () function page.

Return Value

If the call succeeds, the timestamp is returned. Otherwise, false is returned. Before PHP 5.1.0, this function returns-1 if it fails.

Example

<? Phpecho (strtotime ("now"); echo (strtotime ("3 October 2005"); echo (strtotime ("+ 5 hours ")); echo (strtotime ("+ 1 week"); echo (strtotime ("+ 1 week 3 days 7 hours 5 seconds ")); echo (strtotime ("next Monday"); echo (strtotime ("last Sunday");?>

Output:

1138614504112829040011386325041139219304113950370911391804001138489200