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Time zone, Z Returns the offest to GMT in
numeric (in seconds. For CET, this is 3600;
seconds) for EST, this is –18000,
seconds) for example.
Time zone, O Returns a formatted offset to
numeric GMT. For GET, this is +0100; for
formatted EST, this is –0500, for example.
Time zone, textual T %Z Returns the current time zone
name: CET, EST, and so on.
Week number, ISO W %V In ISO 8601, week # 1 is the first
8601 week in the year having four
or more days. The range is 01
to 53, and you can use this in
combination with %g or %G for
the accompanying year:
Week number, the %W <? php
first Monday in a // shows 01
year is the start of
week 1 echo strftime (“%w”’
strtot1me (“2001-01-0-
→ 01”)), “\m”,
// shows 53
echo strft1me (“%W”,
strtot1me (“2005-12
→ 31”)),”\n”,
?>
Week number, the %U <? php
first Sunday in a
year is the start of // shows 00
week 1 echo strftime (“%U”,

strtotime (“2001-01-)
01”)), “\n”;

// shows 52
echo strftime (“%U”,
strtotime (“2001-12-

31”)).”\n”;
?>
Year, numeric two Y %Y
digits with
Year, numeric %g This number might differ from
two digits; year the “real year”, as in ISO 8601;
component for January 1 might still belong to
%w week 53 of the year before. In that
case, the year returned with this
formatting option will be the one
of the previous year, too.

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