PHP date_timestamp_get() Function

Return the Unix timestamp for today's date and time:

<?php
$date=date_create();
echo date_timestamp_get($date);
?>

Definition and Usage

The date_timestamp_get() function returns the Unix timestamp.

date_timestamp_get( object)

Parameter	Description
object	Required. Specifies a DateTime object returned by date_create()

Return Value:	Returns the Unix timestamp that represents the date
PHP Version:	5.3+