I was wondering how can I turn the following date into an array.
PHP code.
$current_date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s'); //current date
I want to put the date in a loop to compare it to other dates.
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1Elaborate. What should the components of the array be?Robert– Robert2010-12-15 07:08:21 +00:00Commented Dec 15, 2010 at 7:08
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And just for curiosity's sake, what for?Dan Rosenstark– Dan Rosenstark2010-12-15 07:09:28 +00:00Commented Dec 15, 2010 at 7:09
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to put the date in a loop to compare it to other datesHELP– HELP2010-12-15 07:10:08 +00:00Commented Dec 15, 2010 at 7:10
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2An array with a single date and a loop is the same as a single date and no loop. What's the goal?deceze– deceze ♦2010-12-15 07:11:28 +00:00Commented Dec 15, 2010 at 7:11
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4 Answers
$current_date = array(date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
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The built-in php function strptime() converts a date to an array. See the linked documentation for details about the structure of the array it produces.
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I think you want to get the components of the function return into an array.
// Method one
$current_date = array(date('Y'),date('m'),date('d'),date('H'),date('i'),date('s'));
// Method two
$current_date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s'); //current date
$exploded_current_date = explode(" ", $current_date);
$date = explode("-",$exploded_current_date[0]);
$time = explode(":",$exploded_current_date[1]);
$current_date = array_merge($date,$time);
Update:
// Method three
$current_date = getdate();
/*
Returns
Array
(
[seconds] => 40
[minutes] => 58
[hours] => 21
[mday] => 17
[wday] => 2
[mon] => 6
[year] => 2003
[yday] => 167
[weekday] => Tuesday
[month] => June
[0] => 1055901520
)
*/
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Here is an example.
<?php
$format = '%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S';
$strf = strftime($format);
echo "$strf\n";
print_r(strptime($strf, $format));
?>
