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Convert timestamp to readable date/time in PHP

Problem: Convert timestamp to readable date/time in PHP
Solution: This can be achieved with the help of date() function, which is an inbuilt function in PHP can be used to format the timestamp given by time() function. This function returns a string formatted according to the given format string using the given integer timestamp or the current time if no timestamp is given.

Example 1:




<?php
echo date('m/d/Y H:i:s', 1541843467);
?>


Output:

11/10/2018 09:51:07

Example 2:




<?php
echo date('m/d/Y H:i:s', time());
?>


Output:

Current Time in formatted form

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php

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