php get index of day code example

Example 1: get day from date php

// Prints the day
echo date("l") . "<br>";

Example 2: php get day of week

date('w'); //gets day of week as number(0=sunday,1=monday...,6=sat)

//note:returns 0 through 6 but as string so to check if monday do this:
if(date('w') == 1){
	echo "its monday baby";
}