[SOLVED] Simple date question

[spires]

Hi Guys.

 

what parameter do I need in the date function to output - 3rd March 08

[revraz]

http://us3.php.net/date

[soycharliente]

All of the codes can be found here:

http://us3.php.net/date

 

<?php
echo date("jS F y", $thedate);
?>

[spires]

Thats excellent - Thanks :-)

[soycharliente]

Mark SOLVED please.

[spires]

Thats excellent - Thanks :-)

 

 

I've tried:

<?php
$thedate = date("Y m d");
echo date("jS F y", $thedate);
?>

 

But the code only echos 1st January 70.

 

Any ideas?

[947740]

$thedate has to be a UNIX timestamp.

 

E.G.

 

$thedate = strtotime("now");

[soycharliente]

Use strtotime.

http://us.php.net/strtotime

 

<?php
$thedate = date("Y m d");
echo date("jS F y", strtotime($thedate));
?>

[revraz]

Yes, read the links we posted above.

 

Thats excellent - Thanks :-)

 

 

 

Any ideas?

[947740]

I am assuming (even though I should not) that if you do not supply a timestamp, the date function automatically uses the current time?  You could just do

<?phpecho date("jS F y", strtotime("now"));?>

, thusly removing the other line of code.

 

[spires]

Cheers guys. Perfect.

 

Thanks for your help.

[soycharliente]

I am assuming (even though I should not) that if you do not supply a timestamp, the date function automatically uses the current time?

 

You are correct.

 

Returns a string formatted according to the given format string using the given integer timestamp  or the current time if no timestamp is given. In other words, timestamp  is optional and defaults to the value of time().

 

So theoretically you could just say

<?php echo date("jS F y"); ?>

for the same effect as formatting the time right now.