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strtotime()

strtotime(string $s): int

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
$sstringdate/time string: "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS", "YYYY-MM-DD", "HH:MM:SS"

Return value

Unix timestamp, or 0 when unparseable.

Example

echo date("Y-m-d", strtotime("2024-12-24")), "
";
echo strtotime("2024-03-15 12:30:00") > 0 ? "parsed" : "failed", "
";
2024-12-24
parsed

See also

date()mktime()