strptime() returns an array with the date parsed, or FALSE on error.
Month and weekday names and other language dependent strings respect the current locale set with setlocale() (LC_TIME).
The string to parse (e.g. returned from strftime())
The format used in date (e.g. the same as used in strftime()).
For more information about the format options, read the strftime() page.
Returns an array or FALSE on failure.
| parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| "tm_sec" | Seconds after the minute (0-61) |
| "tm_min" | Minutes after the hour (0-59) |
| "tm_hour" | Hour since midnight (0-23) |
| "tm_mday" | Day of the month (1-31) |
| "tm_mon" | Months since January (0-11) |
| "tm_year" | Years since 1900 |
| "tm_wday" | Days since Sunday (0-6) |
| "tm_yday" | Days since January 1 (0-365) |
| "unparsed" | the date part which was not recognized using the specified format |
Example #1 strptime() example
<?php
$format = '%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S';
$strf = strftime($format);
echo "$strf\n";
print_r(strptime($strf, $format));
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
03/10/2004 15:54:19
Array
(
[tm_sec] => 19
[tm_min] => 54
[tm_hour] => 15
[tm_mday] => 3
[tm_mon] => 9
[tm_year] => 104
[tm_wday] => 0
[tm_yday] => 276
[unparsed] =>
)
Note: This function is not implemented on Windows platforms.
Note: "tm_sec" includes any leap seconds (currently upto 2 a year). For more information on leap seconds, see the » Wikipedia article on leap seconds.