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date_create

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(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

create a new DateTime object

Description

date_create(string $datetime = "now", DateTimeZone|null $timezone = null): DateTime|false

This is the procedural version of DateTime::__construct.

Unlike the DateTime constructor, it will return false instead of an exception if the passed in datetime string is invalid.

Parameters

See DateTimeImmutable::__construct.

Return Values

Returns a new DateTime instance Falseforfailure

See Also

  • DateTimeImmutable::__construct
  • DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat
  • DateTime::__construct

Source: reference/datetime/functions/date-create.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)