date_interval_create_from_date_string()
date_interval_create_from_date_string() — Alias of DateInterval::createFromDateString().
Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.
date_interval_create_from_date_string() is an alias of DateInterval::createFromDateString(): same parameters, same return value.
Signature
date_interval_create_from_date_string(string $datetime): DateInterval|false
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| $datetime | string | A date with relative parts. Specifically, the relative formats supported by the parser used for DateTimeImmutable, DateTime, and strtotime() will be used to construct the DateInterval. |
Return value
Returns DateInterval on success. Procedural style returns false on failure.
Example
A runnable snippet:
// Each set of intervals describes the same duration. $i = new DateInterval('P1D'); $i = DateInterval::createFromDateString('1 day'); $i = new DateInterval('P2W'); $i = DateInterval::createFromDateString('2 weeks'); $i = new DateInterval('P3M'); $i = DateInterval::createFromDateString('3 months'); $i = new DateInterval('P4Y'); $i = DateInterval::createFromDateString('4 years'); $i = new DateInterval('P1Y1D'); $i = DateInterval::createFromDateString('1 year + 1 day'); $i = new DateInterval('P1DT12H'); $i = DateInterval::createFromDateString('1 day + 12 hours'); $i = new DateInterval('PT3600S'); $i = DateInterval::createFromDateString('3600 seconds');
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Reference card built from the PHP manual page date_interval_create_from_date_string() (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.