The
date() function formats a local date and time, and returns the formatted date string.
Syntax for date() function is date(
format,timestamp); where format arguement is required and specifies the format of the outputted date string. And
timestamp is optional and specifies an integer Unix timestamp. Default is the current local time (time()).
The
date_format() function returns a date formatted according to the specified format.
Syntax for date_format() is date_format(
object,format); where object arguement is required and specifies a DateTime object returned by
date_create(). And
format is required and specifies the format for the date.