Returns an associative array containing the date information of the timestamp, or the current local time if no timestamp is given, as the following associative array elements:
Table 1. Key elements of the returned associative array
Key | Description | Example returned values |
---|---|---|
"seconds" | Numeric representation of seconds | 0 to 59 |
"minutes" | Numeric representation of minutes | 0 to 59 |
"hours" | Numeric representation of hours | 0 to 23 |
"mday" | Numeric representation of the day of the month | 1 to 31 |
"wday" | Numeric representation of the day of the week | 0 (for Sunday) through 6 (for Saturday) |
"mon" | Numeric representation of a month | 1 through 12 |
"year" | A full numeric representation of a year, 4 digits | Examples: 1999 or 2003 |
"yday" | Numeric representation of the day of the year | 0 through 366 |
"weekday" | A full textual representation of the day of the week | Sunday through Saturday |
"month" | A full textual representation of a month, such as January or March | January through December |
0 | Seconds since the Unix Epoch, similar to the values returned by time() and used by date(). | System Dependent, typically -2147483648 through 2147483647. |
See also date(), time(), and setlocale().