datetime manual date format code example

Example 1: 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";
}

Example 2: date time format php

$today = date("F j, Y, g:i a");                 // March 10, 2001, 5:16 pm