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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
gmdate — Format a GMT/UTC date/time
Identical to the date() function except that the time returned is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Returns a formatted date string.
Version | Description |
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8.0.0 |
timestamp is nullable now.
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Example #1 gmdate() example
When run in Finland (GMT +0200), the first line below prints "Jan 01 1998 00:00:00", while the second prints "Dec 31 1997 22:00:00".
<?php
echo date("M d Y H:i:s", mktime(0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1998));
echo gmdate("M d Y H:i:s", mktime(0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1998));
?>