This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 8.1.0. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.
strptime() returns an array with the
timestamp parsed, or false on error.
Month and weekday names and other language dependent strings respect the
current locale set with setlocale() (LC_TIME).
timestamp (string)The string to parse (e.g. returned from strftime()).
format (string)
The format used in timestamp (e.g. the same as
used in strftime()). Note that some of the format
options available to strftime() may not have any
effect within strptime(); the exact subset that are
supported will vary based on the operating system and C library in
use.
For more information about the format options, read the strftime() page.
Returns an array or false on failure.
| parameters | Description |
|---|---|
"tm_sec" |
Seconds after the minute (0-61) |
"tm_min" |
Minutes after the hour (0-59) |
"tm_hour" |
Hour since midnight (0-23) |
"tm_mday" |
Day of the month (1-31) |
"tm_mon" |
Months since January (0-11) |
"tm_year" |
Years since 1900 |
"tm_wday" |
Days since Sunday (0-6) |
"tm_yday" |
Days since January 1 (0-365) |
"unparsed" |
the timestamp part which was not
recognized using the specified format |
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.1.0 | This function has been deprecated. Use date_parse_from_format() instead (for locale-independent parsing), or IntlDateFormatter::parse() (for locale-dependent parsing) |
Example #1 strptime() example
<?php
$format = '%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S';
$strf = strftime($format);
echo "$strf\n";
print_r(strptime($strf, $format));
?>The above example will output something similar to:
03/10/2004 15:54:19
Array
(
[tm_sec] => 19
[tm_min] => 54
[tm_hour] => 15
[tm_mday] => 3
[tm_mon] => 9
[tm_year] => 104
[tm_wday] => 0
[tm_yday] => 276
[unparsed] =>
)
Note: This function is not implemented on Windows platforms.
Note:
Internally, this function calls the
strptime()function provided by the system's C library. This function can exhibit noticeably different behaviour across different operating systems. The use of date_parse_from_format(), which does not suffer from these issues, is recommended.
Note:
"tm_sec"includes any leap seconds (currently upto 2 a year). For more information on leap seconds, see the » Wikipedia article on leap seconds.