easter_date
Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0
Get Unix timestamp for local midnight on Easter of a given year.
easter_date Function synopsis
easter_date(?int $year = null, int $mode = CAL_EASTER_DEFAULT): intParameters
$year
OptionalType?intDefault valuenull
The year must be a number between 1970 and 2037 for 32-bit systems, or between 1970 and 2,000,000,000 for 64-bit systems.
If omitted or null, defaults to the current year according to the local time.
$mode
OptionalTypeintDefault valueCAL_EASTER_DEFAULT
Allows Easter dates to be calculated based on the Julian calendar when set
to CAL_EASTER_ALWAYS_JULIAN. See also calendar constants.
Return value
Typeint
The easter date as a unix timestamp.
Changes to the easter_date Function
PHP 8.0
- Return type added:
int - Optional parameter added - #2:
int $mode = CAL_EASTER_DEFAULT
- easter_date($year)
+ easter_date(?int $year = null, int $mode = CAL_EASTER_DEFAULT): inteaster_date Function Availability
easter_date Function Availability| PHP Version | Availability |
|---|---|
| PHP 8.6Upcoming Release | Yes |
| PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) | Yes |
| PHP 8.4Supported | Yes |
| PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 8.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.3Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.2Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.6Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.5Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.3Unsupported | Yes |