The PHP Date Function Format Chart

Guest Author - Diane Cipollo

The PHP date() function is one of the most useful built-in functions. Below is the syntax and description for the various format controls.

The PHP Date() Function Format Chart
a	am or pm in lowercase letters
A	AM or PM in uppercase letters
h	hour in digits (01 to12)
H	hour in digits (00 to 23)
g	hour in digits without the leading zero (1 to 12)
G	hour in digits without the leading zero (0 to 23)
i	minutes in digits (00 to 59)
s	seconds in digits (00 to 59)
d	day of month in digits (01 to 31)
j	day of month in digits without the leading zero (1 to 31)
D	day of week in three letter text (Mon to Sun)
l	day of week in complete text (Monday to Sunday) syntax is a lowercase "L"
w	day of week numeric (0 to 6) (Sunday to Saturday)
F	month in complete text (January to December)
m	month in digits (01 to 12)
n	month in digits without leading zero (1 to 12)
M	month in three letter text (Jan to Dec)
Y	year in four digits (2004)
y	year in 2 digits (04)
z	day of year (0 to 365)
t	number of days in a month (28 to 31)
S	English suffix (th, nd, st)
Z	time zone offset in seconds (-43200 to 43200)
U	seconds since Epoch (Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT)