PHP Date() Function

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The PHP date() function is used to format a time and/or date.

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PHP Date() - Format the Date

The required format parameter in the date() function specifies how to format the date/time.

Here are some characters that can be used:

• d - Represents the day of the month (01 to 31)
• m - Represents a month (01 to 12)
• Y - Represents a year (in four digits)

A list of all the characters that can be used in the format parameter, can be found in our PHP Date reference.

Other characters, like"/", ".", or "-" can also be inserted between the letters to add additional formatting:

<?php
 echo date("Y/m/d") . "<br />";
 echo date("Y.m.d") . "<br />";
 echo date("Y-m-d");
?> 

The output of the code above could be something like this:

Output

2009/05/11
2009.05.11
2009-05-11