getdate

Get date/time information

&reftitle.description; `array` `getdate` ``int``null```timestamp`&null;

Returns an associative `array` containing the date information of the `timestamp`, or the current local time if `timestamp` is omitted or &null;.

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&date.timestamp.description;
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Returns an associative `array` of information related to the `timestamp`. Elements from the returned associative array are as follows:

## 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`.

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&Version; | &Description;
8.0.0 | `timestamp` is nullable now.

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### `getdate` example

    <?php
    $today = getdate();
    print_r($today);
    ?>

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    Array
    (
        [seconds] => 40
        [minutes] => 58
        [hours]   => 21
        [mday]    => 17
        [wday]    => 2
        [mon]     => 6
        [year]    => 2003
        [yday]    => 167
        [weekday] => Tuesday
        [month]   => June
        [0]       => 1055901520
    )

&reftitle.seealso;

- `date`
- `idate`
- `localtime`
- `time`
- `setlocale`