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v5:reference:connection:usertimestamp

# userTimeStamp

##### syntax

    string userTimeStamp(){
           int $timestamp,
           optional string $dateFormat='Y-m-d H:i:s'
           }

## Description

The function `userTimeStamp()` accepts a user provided Unix Timestamp value, and uses the date/time functionality of the database server to return a date/time string . For more information about formatting options, see the PHP date format.

## Usage

    /*
     * Connection to SQL Server database assumed
     */
    $d = $db->userTimeStamp(time(), 'm/d/Y H:i');
    print $d;
    /*
     * Returns the following string: 08/12/2015 15:35
     */

v5/reference/connection/usertimestamp.txt · Last modified: 2016/01/16 16:49 by mnewnham

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