PHP: DateTime::__construct - Manual (original) (raw)

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DateTime::__construct — Returns new DateTime object

Description

Returns a new DateTime object.

Parameters

datetime

A date/time string. Valid formats are explained in Date and Time Formats.

Enter "now" here to obtain the current time when using the $timezone parameter.

timezone

A DateTimeZone object representing the timezone of $datetime.

If $timezone is omitted or [null](reserved.constants.php#constant.null), the current timezone will be used.

Note:

The $timezone parameter and the current timezone are ignored when the$datetime parameter either is a UNIX timestamp (e.g. @946684800) or specifies a timezone (e.g. 2010-01-28T15:00:00+02:00).

Return Values

Returns a new DateTime instance.