Opposite of mktime() in php?

Question

How could I convert a unix timestamp , i.e. from time(), into a m-d-Y string using php?

Answer 1

date():

<?php

// If you just wish to convert the current timestamp,
// there's no need to call time() after 'm-d-Y'
echo date('m-d-Y');

?>

Output:

05-23-2010

Answer 2

use date()

string date ( string $format [, int $timestamp ] )

Returns a string formatted according to the given format string using the given integer timestamp or the current time if no timestamp is given. In other words, timestamp is optional and defaults to the value of time().

Answer 3

The very first example in the mktime manual entry shows you such a function. No good developer can be made of one who ignores manual lookup.