DateTime::setTimestamp
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)
DateTime::setTimestamp — Sets the date and time based on an Unix timestamp
Description
Object oriented style
Procedural style
Sets the date and time based on an Unix timestamp.
Parameters
- object
-
Procedural style only: A DateTime object returned by date_create(). The function modifies this object.
- unixtimestamp
-
Unix timestamp representing the date.
Return Values
Returns the DateTime object for method chaining or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 DateTime::setTimestamp() example
Object oriented style
<?php
$date = new DateTime();
echo $date->format('U = Y-m-d H:i:s') . "\n";
$date->setTimestamp(1171502725);
echo $date->format('U = Y-m-d H:i:s') . "\n";
?>
Procedural style
<?php
$date = date_create();
echo date_format($date, 'U = Y-m-d H:i:s') . "\n";
date_timestamp_set($date, 1171502725);
echo date_format($date, 'U = Y-m-d H:i:s') . "\n";
?>
The above examples will output something similar to:
1272508903 = 2010-04-28 22:41:43 1171502725 = 2007-02-14 20:25:25
Notes
Using the Unix timestamp format to construct a new DateTime object is an alternative when using PHP 5.2, as shown in the example below.
Example #2 DateTime::setTimestamp() alternative in PHP 5.2
<?php
$ts = 1171502725;
$date = new DateTime("@$ts");
echo $date->format('U = Y-m-d H:i:s') . "\n";
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
1171502725 = 2007-02-14 20:25:25
See Also
- DateTime::getTimestamp() - Gets the Unix timestamp