getTimestamp ($unixtimestamp);
date_timestamp_set ($date_obj,$unixtimestamp);
| Parameter | DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| $date_obj | Required : Input date object to be assigned new value. |
| $unixtimestamp | Required: Integer , Timestamp of new date and time |
Output is dateTime object after changing with new timestamp, FALSE on failure.
mktime() function to generate timestamp
Generate timestamp using date and time
Object Oriented style
Current timestamp
$date = new DateTime(); // current time object
echo "Timestamp: ".$date->getTimestamp()."<br>"; // getting Timestamp
echo $date->format('U = Y-m-d H:i:s');
Procedural style
Current timestamp
$date = date_create(); // current time object
echo "Timestamp: ".date_timestamp_get($date)."<br>"; // getting Timestamp
echo date_format($date, 'U = Y-m-d H:i:s');
Timestamp of any date and time ( Object Oriented Style )
$date = new DateTime('2016-08-25 22:15:40');
echo "Timestamp: ".$date->getTimestamp();// Output is Timestamp: 1472143540
Timestamp of any date and time ( Procedural Style )
$date = date_create('2019-12-28 22:15:40');
echo "Timestamp: ".date_timestamp_get($date); // Output is Timestamp: 1577551540
Other ways to get Unix Timestamp
| Function | Description |
| mktime() | getting time stamp of input date and time |
| strtotime() | Text string of data to timestamp |
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