Looking for a basic PHP date script that I can modify. I want to show the date in two different styles in twp different places on my website.

1. Saturday July 2, 2005
2. July 2, 2005

sure you don't want a javascript solution, as a PHP script will show the server time and date

PHP Date & Time

PHP Code:

<?php
$today = getdate();
$day = $today['mday'];
$weekday = $today['weekday'];
$month = $today['month'];
$year = $today['year'];
?>

To produce the results you want use:

PHP Code:

<? echo $weekday $month $day, $year ?>

which will give "Saturday July 2, 2005"

and:

PHP Code:

<? echo $month $day, $year ?>

to give "July 2, 2005"

As chrishirst rightly points out this is the server date, and you will need a client sided JavaScript solution for a client date.

Originally Posted by onlyplace4

To produce the results you want use:

PHP Code:

<? echo $weekday $month $day, $year ?>

which will give "Saturday July 2, 2005"

and:

PHP Code:

<? echo $month $day, $year ?>

to give "July 2, 2005"

You appear to have forgotten the inverted commas. Should be as follows:

PHP Code:

<? echo "$weekday $month $day, $year"; ?>

PHP Code:

<? echo "$month $day, $year"; ?>

Alternatively, simply use the PHP date() function (much simpler):

PHP Code:

<? echo date('l F j, Y'); ?>

PHP Code:

<? echo date('F j, Y'); ?>

Rufo.

Oooooooooooops

Forgot about the date() function ... think I need to go read the manual again