How to Convert a Date to a UNIX Timestamp PHP
The UNIX Timestamp is the time in seconds between January 1, 1970, and any date. The PHP "strtotime" function can be used to convert a date specified as a string into the UNIX Timestamp for that date. The date can be specified within the "strtotime" function, or it can be passed to the function as a variable. The string can be written as "01 January, 2010" or as "next Thursday," "+1 week" or "now."
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Instructions
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Open a blank text document in any text editor.
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Type "<?php" to begin the PHP script.
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Type "echo date('d F\, Y')."\n";" to print out the current date in the format "01 January, 2010."
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Type "$convert= date('d F Y');" to place the current date into the "$convert" variable.
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Type "echo strtotime($convert)."\n";" to print the UNIX Timestamp for the current date.
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Type "?>" to close the PHP script.
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Save the script with the ".php" file extension.
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Execute the script by typing "php script.php" from the command line.
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