Manual:WfTimestamp

Overview
(part of GlobalFunctions.php ) provides functionality to convert between common timestamp formats, including MediaWiki timestamps, UNIX timestamps, MySQL  format, [ http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2822.html RFC 2822 format] and more. See formats below for a full list.

Timestamps will be output without a timezone or in the GMT timezone, as specified by the particular format.

Never use wfTimestamp when inserting a timestamp into the database. This will break in Postgres and possibly other non-MySQL databases. Instead use $dbw->timestamp

Usage

 * Returns a timestamp of type string in the format specified by the argument.
 * Throws if an incorrect formats is passed via the  argument.
 * Returns if an invalid or unrecognized timestamp is passed via the  argument.


 * Call with no arguments to return the current time in UNIX time format.


 * Call with one argument to return the current time in the specified format.


 * Call with two arguments to return an arbitrary timestamp in the specified format.

Note that the timestamp can be in any format that can output.