getdate

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Get date/time information.

PHP 5

PHP 7

Improved

PHP 8.1

PHP 8.2-8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

PHP 8.6

`getdate` Function synopsis

getdate(?int $timestamp = null): array

Parameters

`$timestamp`

OptionalType?intDefault valuenull

Return value

Typearray

Returns an associative array of information related to the $timestamp. Elements from the returned associative array are as follows:

Changes to the `getdate` Function

PHP 8.0

Return type added: array
Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($timestamp): ?int
Parameter default value added for position #1 ($timestamp): null

- getdate($timestamp)
+ getdate(?int $timestamp = null): array

`getdate` 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