php display weekdays code example

Example 1: php weekdays

0 : sunday,
1 : monday,
2 : tuesday,
3 : wednesday,
4 : thursday,
5 : friday,
6 : saturday,

Example 2: name of today php

$datetime = DateTime::createFromFormat('YmdHi', '201308131830');
echo $datetime->format('D');

// or 

$date = new \DateTime();
echo $date->format("D");