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PHP PHP Basics PHP on the Web Date Function

Fahri Can
Fahri Can
9,921 Points
Posted by Fahri Can
Fahri Can
9,921 Points

PHP date output

Why I get this error message: "You have not passed the correct string for formatting"

index.php 
 <?php
echo 'Today is ';
//Place your code below this comment

echo date("F d" . ", " ."Y");
?>

2 Answers

Pirvan Marian
Pirvan Marian
14,609 Points

Try something like:

<?php

echo date("F d, Y");

By the way, you don't have to add the PHP closing tag ?>, as a best practice, you don't have to add it, it works without it and it prevents other problems.

Fahri Can
Fahri Can
9,921 Points
Fahri Can
Fahri Can
9,921 Points

Thank you for the quick reply!