rest_parse_date() │ WP 4.4.0

Parses an RFC3339 time into a Unix timestamp.

Explicitly check for false to detect failure, as zero is a valid return value on success.

No Hooks.

Returns

Int|false. Unix timestamp on success, false on failure.

Usage

rest_parse_date( $date, $force_utc );

$date(string) (required)

RFC3339 timestamp.

$force_utc(true|false)

Whether to force UTC timezone instead of using the timestamp's timezone.
Default: false

Changelog

rest_parse_date() rest parse date code ^{WP 6.9.1}

function rest_parse_date( $date, $force_utc = false ) {
	if ( $force_utc ) {
		$date = preg_replace( '/[+-]\d+:?\d+$/', '+00:00', $date );
	}

	$regex = '#^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}[Tt ]\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(?:\.\d+)?(?:Z|[+-]\d{2}(?::\d{2})?)?$#';

	if ( ! preg_match( $regex, $date, $matches ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	return strtotime( $date );
}