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DateTime::__construct - Returns new DateTime object

       Object oriented style

SYNOPSIS

       public DateTime::__construct NULL ([string  $time = "now"], [DateTimeZone  $timezone])

DESCRIPTION

       Procedural style
       DateTime date_create NULL ([string  $time = "now"], [DateTimeZone  $timezone])

	Returns new DateTime object.

PARAMETERS

	      o $time
		-A  date/time  string. Valid formats are explained in Date and Time Formats. Enter NULL here to obtain the current time when using
		the $timezone parameter.

	      o $timezone
		- A DateTimeZone object representing the timezone of $time.  If $timezone is omitted, the current timezone will be used.

	      Note

		      The $timezone parameter and the current timezone are ignored when the $time parameter  either  is  a  UNIX  timestamp  (e.g.
		     @946684800) or specifies a timezone (e.g.	2010-01-28T15:00:00+02:00).

RETURN VALUES

	Returns a new DateTime instance. Procedural style returns FALSE on failure.

ERRORS
/EXCEPTIONS
	Emits Exception in case of an error.

CHANGELOG

       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |Version |						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|		     Description		    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       | 5.3.0	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|  If  $time  contains an invalid date/time format, |
       |	| then an exception is now  thrown.  Previously  an |
       |	| error was emitted.				    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      DateTime.__construct(3) example

	      Object oriented style

	      <?php
	      try {
		  $date = new DateTime('2000-01-01');
	      } catch (Exception $e) {
		  echo $e->getMessage();
		  exit(1);
	      }

	      echo $date->format('Y-m-d');
	      ?>

	      Procedural style

	      <?php
	      $date = date_create('2000-01-01');
	      if (!$date) {
		  $e = date_get_last_errors();
		  foreach ($e['errors'] as $error) {
		      echo "$error
";
		  }
		  exit(1);
	      }

	      echo date_format($date, 'Y-m-d');
	      ?>

	      The above examples will output:

	      2000-01-01

       Example #2

	      Intricacies of DateTime.__construct(3)

	      <?php
	      // Specified date/time in your computer's time zone.
	      $date = new DateTime('2000-01-01');
	      echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:sP') . "
";

	      // Specified date/time in the specified time zone.
	      $date = new DateTime('2000-01-01', new DateTimeZone('Pacific/Nauru'));
	      echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:sP') . "
";

	      // Current date/time in your computer's time zone.
	      $date = new DateTime();
	      echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:sP') . "
";

	      // Current date/time in the specified time zone.
	      $date = new DateTime(null, new DateTimeZone('Pacific/Nauru'));
	      echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:sP') . "
";

	      // Using a UNIX timestamp.  Notice the result is in the UTC time zone.
	      $date = new DateTime('@946684800');
	      echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:sP') . "
";

	      // Non-existent values roll over.
	      $date = new DateTime('2000-02-30');
	      echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:sP') . "
";
	      ?>

	      The above example will output something similar to:

	      2000-01-01 00:00:00-05:00
	      2000-01-01 00:00:00+12:00
	      2010-04-24 10:24:16-04:00
	      2010-04-25 02:24:16+12:00
	      2000-01-01 00:00:00+00:00
	      2000-03-01 00:00:00-05:00

SEE  ALSO  
DateTime.createFromFormat(3),  DateTimeZone.__construct(3),	Date  and  Time  Formats,  date.timezone  ini  setting, date_default_time-
       zone_set(3), DateTime.getLastErrors(3), checkdate(3).
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