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# getdate

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

getdate -- Get date/time information

## Description

array getdate ( [int timestamp] )

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 365
"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.

Example 1. getdate() example
`<?php $today = getdate(); print_r($today); ?>`
The above example will output something similar to:
    Array
    (
        [seconds] => 40
        [minutes] => 58
        [hours]   => 21
        [mday]    => 17
        [wday]    => 2
        [mon]     => 6
        [year]    => 2003
        [yday]    => 167
        [weekday] => Tuesday
        [month]   => June
        [0]       => 1055901520
    )

See also date(), time(), and setlocale().

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