(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)
Sets the date and time based on an Unix timestamp
public DateTime DateTime::setTimestamp ( int $unixtimestamp )
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.
Returns:
Returns the DateTime object for method chaining or FALSE
on failure.
Examples:
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
DateTime::setTimestamp() alternative in PHP 5.2
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.
<?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
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