DateTime::getOffset
Note that for dates before the unix epoch getTimestamp() will return false, whereas format("U") will return a negative number.
<?php
$date = new DateTime("1899-12-31");
// "-2209078800"
echo $date->format("U");
// false
echo $date->getTimestamp();
?>
DateTime::getTimestamp
date_timestamp_get
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)
DateTime::getTimestamp -- date_timestamp_get — Gets the Unix timestamp
Description
Object oriented style
public int DateTime::getTimestamp
( void
)
Procedural style
Gets the Unix timestamp.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
Returns the Unix timestamp representing the date.
Examples
Example #1 DateTime::getTimestamp() example
Object oriented style
<?php
$date = new DateTime();
echo $date->getTimestamp();
?>
Procedural style
<?php
$date = date_create();
echo date_timestamp_get($date);
?>
The above examples will output something similar to:
1272509157
Notes
Using U as the parameter to DateTime::format() is an alternative when using PHP 5.2.
See Also
- DateTime::setTimestamp() - Sets the date and time based on an Unix timestamp
- DateTime::format() - Returns date formatted according to given format
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DateTime::getTimestamp - [1 notes]
Justin Heesemann ¶
2 years ago