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PHP date_parse() Function Usage and Examples

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date_parse() function

Definition and Usage

The date_parse() function accepts a date as an argument, parses it, and then returns information about the given date in an array format.

Syntax

date_parse($date)

Parameter

Serial NumberParameters and Description
1

date(Required)

This is the date character you need its related information (should be accepted by strtotime()).

Return Value

The date_parse() function returns an array containing information about the given date. If it fails, this function will return a boolean valuefalse.

PHP Version

This function was originally introduced in PHP version5.2introduced in version 5.3.0 and is available in all higher versions.

Online Example

The following examples demonstratedate_parse()Function Usage-

<?php
   print_r(date_parse("2009-11-09 07:30:25.5")); 
?>
Test to see‹/›

Output Result

Array
(
    [year] => 2009
    [month] => 11
    [day] => 9
    [hour] => 7
    [minute] => 30
    [second] => 25
    [fraction] => 0.5
    [warning_count] => 0
    [warnings] => Array
        (
        )
    [error_count] => 0
    [errors] => Array
        (
        )
    [is_localtime] =>
)

Online Example

The following example prints information about various different dates-

<?php
   $date1 = date_parse("25-09-1989");  
   print_r($date1); 
   print("\n");
   $date2 = date_parse("14-02-2012");  
   print_r($date2); 
   print("\n");
   $date3 = date_parse("11-19-2005");  
   print_r($date3); 
   print("\n");
   $date4 = date_parse("17-07-2020");  
   print_r($date4); 
   print("\n");
   $date5 = date_parse("07-11-1995");  
   print_r($date5); 
   print("\n");
?>
Test to see‹/›

Output Result

Array
(
    [year] => 1989
    [month] => 9
    [day] => 25
    [hour] =>
    [minute] =>
    [second] =>
    [fraction] =>
    [warning_count] => 0
    [warnings] => Array
        (
        )
    [error_count] => 0
    [errors] => Array
        (
        )
    [is_localtime] =>
)
Array
(
    [year] => 2012
    [month] => 2
    [day] => 14
    [hour] =>
    [minute] =>
    [second] =>
    [fraction] =>
    [warning_count] => 0
    [warnings] => Array
        (
        )
    [error_count] => 0
    [errors] => Array
        (
        )
    [is_localtime] =>
)
Array
(
    [year] =>
    [month] =>
    [day] =>
    [hour] =>
    [minute] =>
    [second] =>
    [fraction] =>
    [warning_count] => 1
    [warnings] => Array
        (
            [5] => Double timezone specification
        )
    [error_count] => 2
    [errors] => Array
        (
            [0] => Unexpected character
            [1] => Unexpected character
        )
    [is_localtime] => 1
    [zone_type] => 1
    [zone] => -68400
    [is_dst] =>
)
Array
(
    [year] => 2020
    [month] => 7
    [day] => 17
    [hour] =>
    [minute] =>
    [second] =>
    [fraction] =>
    [warning_count] => 0
    [warnings] => Array
        (
        )
    [error_count] => 0
    [errors] => Array
        (
        )
    [is_localtime] =>
)
Array
(
    [year] => 1995
    [month] => 11
    [day] => 7
    [hour] =>
    [minute] =>
    [second] =>
    [fraction] =>
    [warning_count] => 0
    [warnings] => Array
        (
        )
    [error_count] => 0
    [errors] => Array
        (
        )
    [is_localtime] =>
)

Online Example

The following example demonstrates the use of the relative format of date_parse()-

<?php
   print_r(date_parse("2009-18-18"));
   print("\n");
   print_r(date_parse("1990-06-06 +52 week +25 hour"));
?>
Test to see‹/›

This will produce the following output-

Array
(
    [year] => 2009
    [month] => 1
    [day] => 1
    [hour] =>
    [minute] =>
    [second] =>
    [fraction] =>
    [warning_count] => 0
    [warnings] => Array
        (
        )
    [error_count] => 1
    [errors] => Array
        (
            [6] => Unexpected character
        )
    [is_localtime] => 1
    [zone_type] => 1
    [zone] => -64800
    [is_dst] =>
)
Array
(
    [year] => 1990
    [month] => 6
    [day] => 6
    [hour] =>
    [minute] =>
    [second] =>
    [fraction] =>
    [warning_count] => 0
    [warnings] => Array
        (
        )
    [error_count] => 0
    [errors] => Array
        (
        )
    [is_localtime] =>
    [relative] => Array
        (
            [year] => 0
            [month] => 0
            [day] => 364
            [hour] => 25
            [minute] => 0
            [second] => 0
        )
)