PHP Built-in idate(), Definition, Syntax, Parameters, Examples

The idate() function formats a local time/date as integer.

idate(format, timestamp)

Parameter	Description
`format`	Required. Specifies how to return the result. One of the following characters is allowed: `B` - Swatch Beat/Internet Time `d` - Day of the month `h` - Hour (12 hour format) `H` - Hour (24 hour format) `i` - Minutes `I` - returns 1 if DST (daylight saving time) is activated, 0 otherwise `L` - returns 1 for leap year, 0 otherwise `m` - Month number `s` - Seconds `t` - Days in current month `U` - Seconds since the Unix Epoch (January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT) `w` - Day of the week (Sunday=0) `W` - ISO-8601 week number of year (week starts on Monday) `y` - Year (1 or 2 digits) `Y` - Year (4 digits) `z` - Day of the year `Z` - Timezone offset in seconds
`timestamp`	Optional. Specifies a Unix timestamp that represents the date and/or time to be formatted. Default is the current local time (`time()`).


        <?php
        

        echo idate("s");

idate() Function - Definition, Syntax, Parameters, Examples