day name in php code example
Example 1: php get day from date
$timestamp = strtotime('2009-10-22');
$day = date('D', $timestamp);
var_dump($day);
Example 2: php full day name
date("l",time()) // LOWER CASE L
Example 3: 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 4: name of today php
$datetime = DateTime::createFromFormat('YmdHi', '201308131830');
echo $datetime->format('D');
// or
$date = new \DateTime();
echo $date->format("D");