Answers for "php to get current date"

php today date

<?php
echo "Today is " . date("Y/m/d") . "<br>";
echo "Today is " . date("Y.m.d") . "<br>";
echo "Today is " . date("Y-m-d") . "<br>";
echo "Today is " . date("l");

how to set date in php

// 1. create a date instance
$date = new DateTime;

// 2. set the date using the setDate(year, month, date) method on the
//    $date instance
$date->setDate(1999,02,19);

Get the Current Date and Time in PHP

phpCopy<?php
$Object = new DateTime();  
$Object->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone('Europe/Amsterdam'));
$DateAndTime = $Object->format("d-m-Y h:i:s a");  
echo "The current date and time in Amsterdam are $DateAndTime.\n";
$Object->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone('America/Toronto'));
$DateAndTime = $Object->format("d-m-Y h:i:s a");  
echo "The current date and time in Toronto are $DateAndTime.";
?>