Date

String (optional)

If the dateString is not supplied the current date and time is assumed. The dateString may be any string that can be converted into a date and time Object. Here are some examples:

<?ev
    date('now');
    date('yesterday');
    date('tomorrow');
    date('+1 day');
    date('+1 week');
    date('last Sunday');
    date('next Monday');
?>

Note: Forward slash (/) signifies American M/D/Y formatting, a dash (-) signifies European D-M-Y and a period (.) signifies ISO Y.M.D. For example:

<?ev
    date("15.12.10"); // 10 Dec 2015

    date("11/12/15"); // 12 Nov 2015

    date("11-12-15"); // 11 Dec 2015
?>

Due to confusion over date formats we have adopted a default display format that's easier to read:

<?ev
    date("11 Aug 2015"); // 11 Aug 2015
?>

String (optional)

Dates and time are subject to timezones and are always stored and extracted from the database with the server's timezone, but are output to screen using the timezone for the current locale. When instantiating a Date object using EV Script the timezone of the current locale is assumed if this parameter is omitted. The timezone should be a valid identifier such as 'Europe/London'.