date_create

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

date_create — create a new DateTime object

Description

date_create(string $datetime = "now", ?DateTimeZone $timezone = null): DateTime|false

This is the procedural version of DateTime::__construct().

Unlike the DateTime constructor, it will return false instead of an exception if the passed in datetime string is invalid.

Return Values

Returns a new DateTime instance or false on failure

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