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Created October 19, 2010 19:31
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Quick little function to convert date strings to unix timestamps
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dateToUnix.php
// The Function
function dateToUnix($time) {
return date('U', strtotime($time));
}
// Example:
// We need to convert a simple string to a UNIX timestamp.
$sampleDate = '9/15/2010 05:30';
// Now, put the $sampleDate into the dateToUnix() function.
dateToUnix($sampleDate);
// => 1284553800
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