date_create()

date_create() — create a new DateTime object.

Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.

What it does

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

Signature

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

Parameters

This function takes no parameters.

Return value

Returns a new DateTime instance or false on failure

Example

The PHP manual ships no example for date_create(); the signature and the parameter table above are the contract.

All PHP 8.5 built-in functions

Reference card built from the PHP manual page date_create() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.