[thelist] php getdate() always returns 1969-12-31 19:59:00

[Sarah Sweeney]

>>I'm trying to output the date using PHP, but for some reason the
>>getdate() function always returns 1969-12-31 19:59:00 (I assume that's
>>1969-12-31 23:59:00 GMT). I've googled and haven't come up with any
>>explanation for this problem. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Feel free
>>to tell me if I'm being a total dumb*ss, I don't have lots of experience
>>with PHP.
> 
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> 
> I think you want to be using the date function. Everything you need to know
> about PHP is easily found in their documentation. I find they have the best
> explanations.
> 
> http://ca.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php
> 
> echo date("m-d-Y H:i:s");
> // prints out the current date in this format  Aug 9, 2004 15:03:01

I guess the manual wasn't clear enough to get this idea across to me :( 
I was actually using:
	date('M j, Y g:i a',getdate());
	// returned "Dec 31, 1969 7:59 pm"
But changing it to this, as you suggested, works:
	date('M j, Y g:i a');
	// returns "Aug 26, 2004 2:06 am" (time for bed!)

Thanks, Lawrence!

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