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v5:reference:connection:userdate

# userDate

##### syntax

    string userDate(){
           int $timestamp,
           optional string $dateFormat='YYYY-MM-DD',
           optional bool $useGmt=false
           }

## Description

The function `userDate()` accepts a user provided Unix Timestamp value, and uses the date/time functionality of the database server to return a date string . For more information about formatting options, see the PHP date format. The optional 3rd argument forces the date to be adjusted to GMT.

## Usage

    /*
     * Connection to SQL Server database assumed
     */
    $d = $db->userDate(time(), 'm/d/Y' );
    print $d;
    /*
     * Returns the following string: '08/12/2015
     */

v5/reference/connection/userdate.txt · Last modified: 2016/01/16 17:15 by mnewnham

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