date(format,timestamp)

<?php
   date = date("D M d Y");
   print("Date: ".date);
?>

Date: Fri May 08 2020

<?php
   date = date("jS F l \t");
   print("Date: ".date);
?>

Date: 18th May Monday

<?php
   ts = 1022555568;date = date("D M d Y", ts);
   print(date);
?>

Tue May 28 2002

<?php
   date_default_timezone_set('UTC');

   echo date("l");
   echo "  
";

   echo date('l dS \of F Y h:i:s A');
   echo "  
";
?>

Monday
Monday 05th of December 2016 10:27:13 AM