PHP | date_parse() Function

The date_parse() is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to find the detailed information about a specified date. This function returns an associative array of detailed information for a specified date on success and returns FALSE on failure Syntax:

date_parse($date)

Parameters Used: The date_parse() function accepts only one parameter as mentioned above and described below:

• $date: It is a mandatory parameter which specifies the date (in a format accepted by strtotime() function)

Return Value: Returns an associative array containing information about the parsed date. Errors/Exceptions: In case if the date format has an error, an error message will appear. Below programs illustrate the date_parse() function. Program 1: php

<?php
// PHP program to illustrate 
// the date_parse function

print_r(date_parse("2018-06-27 12:30:45.5"));
?>

Program 2: If we Passing incorrect format of date in function then program run successfully but it will count errors. below program show [error_count] =gt; 1. php

<?php
// PHP program to illustrate 
// the date_parse function

// Passing incorrect format of date then
// it will gives errors.
// [error_count] => 1
print_r(date_parse("2018-18-18"));
?>

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