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variant_date_to_timestamp

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

variant_date_to_timestampConverts a variant date/time value to Unix timestamp

Description

variant_date_to_timestamp(variant $variant): ?int

Converts variant from a VT_DATE (or similar) value into a Unix timestamp. This allows easier interopability between the Unix-ish parts of PHP and COM.

Parameters

variant

The variant.

Return Values

Returns a unix timestamp, or null on failure.

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radek at tetik dot cz
8 years ago
variant_date_to_timestamp() assumes the COM date in the current Windows time zone and converts it to the current PHP time zone
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