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Date/Time Functions	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

date_create

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

date_create — create a new DateTime object

Description

function date_create(string $datetime = "now", ?DateTimeZone $timezone = null): DateTime|false

This is the procedural version of DateTime::__construct().

Unlike the DateTime constructor, it will return false instead of an exception if the passed in datetime string is invalid.

Parameters

See DateTimeImmutable::__construct.

Return Values

Returns a new DateTime instance or false on failure

See Also

DateTimeImmutable::__construct() - Returns new DateTimeImmutable object
DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat() - Parses a time string according to a specified format
DateTime::__construct() - Returns new DateTime object

date_add	date_create_from_format

Date/Time Functions	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026