PHP date_date_set() Function

Return a new DateTime object, set a new date, and then format the date:

<?php
$date=date_create();
date_date_set($date,2020,10,30);
echo date_format($date,"Y/m/d");
?>

Definition and Usage

The date_date_set() function sets a new date.

date_date_set( object, year, month, day)

Parameter	Description
object	Required. Specifies a DateTime object returned by date_create()
year	Required. Specifies the year of the date
month	Required. Specifies the month of the date
day	Required. Specifies the day of the date

Return Value:	Returns a new DateTime object on success. FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	5.2+
PHP Changelog:	PHP 5.3: The return value was changed from NULL to DateTime (on success)