format_date (function)

Last updated: Tue, Jan 3, 2023 11:15 am
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Purpose

Formats a date from Y-m-d H:i:s to m/d/y ~ h:iA

Location

users/helpers/deprecated.php

Version Information

First Introduced v2.5.0
Deprecated v5.0.2

Parameters

# Parameter Data Type Required Description
1 $date string Yes Date string in Y-m-d H:i:s format
2 $tz string Yes PHP Timezone in continent/city format

Returns

Data Type Description of Returned Data
string Returns a date string in m/d/y ~ h:iA format

Example

echo abrev_date("2022-01-01 00:00:00", "Africa/Tripoli");

Further Documentation:

This is a legacy function from the UserCake days and has been deprecated.