A simple php exercise on date( ) function

A
simple
PHP
exercise
on
date(
)

Exercise:

Given
the
following
codes:

Today's date is
<?php
echo date("");
?>
<br>
The time now on the server is
<?php
echo date("");
?>

Modify
the
code
so
that
you
will
get
the
following
output:

Today's date is Thu, 16-Jan-2014
The time now on the server is 13:12:04

Part
1
Step
by
Step:

Step
1:

From
the
given
information,
we
are
able
to
put
in
the
comma,
the
blank
space

and
the
dashes
into
the
date(
)
function
as
follows:

Today's
date
is

<?php

echo
date("?,

?-‐?-‐?");

?>

Step
2:
find
the
appropriate
format
to
replace
the
?

Locate
the
php
Manual
by:

1. Google
“php
manual”
and
click
on
the
appropriate
link:

2. Use
the
searchbox
on
the
right
side,
type
“date”
and
click
on
the
“date”

function:

3. Refer
to
the
formats
listed,
such
as:

:

:

:

4. Put
the
above
format
into
the
date(
)
function
and
run
the
code
through
your

XAMPP
or
WAMP
servers:

Today's
date
is

<?php

echo
date("D,

d-‐M-‐Y");

?>

Output:

Today's date is Tue, 21-Jan-2014

Part
2:

Now
try
Part
2
on
your
own.

Answer
on
the
next
page.

The
time
now
on
the
server
is

<?php

echo
date("");

?>

The time now on the server is 13:12:04

Solution:

The
time
now
on
the
server
is

<?php

echo
date("G:i:s");

?>

Extra
–
setting
the
correct
timezone

There
are
two
ways
to
set
the
timezone:

1. Use
the
date.timezone
setting
in
the
php.ini
file
–
this
will
affect
all
php

files.

Change
from
the
default
to
your
own
timezone
eg
Asia/Singapore

2. Use
the
date_default_timezone_set()
function
before
the
date(
)
function–

this
will
only
affect
the
current
file.

Today's
date
is

<?php

date_default_timezone_set("Asia/Singapore");

echo
date("D,

d-‐M-‐Y");

?>

A simple php exercise on date( ) function

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