PHP gmdate() Function Usage and Examples

PHP Date & Time Functions Manual

The gmdate() function formats a GMT/UTC date/time

Definition and Usage

gmdate()function accepts a format string as a parameter to specify the format for formatting the local GMT/UTC date/time.

is exactly the same as the date() function, except that it returns the time in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For example, when in China (GMT +0800) When running the following program, the first line displays “Jan 01 2000 00:00:00”and the second line displays “Dec 31 1999 16:00:00.

Syntax

gmdate($format, $timestamp)

Parameter

Return Value

PHP gmdate() function returns the current local time in the specified format/Date.

PHP Version

This function was first introduced in PHP version4introduced and can be used in all higher versions.

Online Example

Try the following demonstration ofgmdate()Usage of the Function-

<?php
　　　$date = gmdate("D M d Y");
　　　print("Date: ".$date);
?>

Output Result

Date: Fri May 08　2020

Online Example

The following example uses this function to format the current date and print the sunrise using the result date/Sunset Information-

<?php
　　　$date = gmdate("H:i:s");
　　　$sun_info = date_sun_info($date,　20.5937,　78.9629);
　　　print_r($sun_info);
?>

Output Result

Array
(
　　　　[sunrise] =>　4818
　　　　[sunset] =>　44087
　　　　[transit] =>　24453
　　　　[civil_twilight_begin] =>　3381
　　　　[civil_twilight_end] =>　45524
　　　　[nautical_twilight_begin] =>　1729
　　　　[nautical_twilight_end] =>　47176
　　　　[astronomical_twilight_begin] =>　98
　　　　[astronomical_twilight_end] =>　48807
)

Online Example

Now, call the function by passing a timestampgmdate()Function-

<?php
　　　$ts =　1022555568;
　　　$date = gmdate("D M d Y", $ts);
　　　print($date);
?>

Output Result

Tue May　28　2002

Online Example

<?php
　　　date_default_timezone_set('UTC');　　　
　　　echo gmdate("l");
　　　echo ";\n";　　　
　　　echo gmdate('l dS of F Y h:i:s A');
　　　echo ";\n";
?>

This produces the following result-

Wednesday
Wednesday　13th of May　2020 05:57:30 PM