date_create Returns new DateTime object &reftitle.description; DateTimedate_create stringtime"now" DateTimeZonetimezoneNULL &reftitle.parameters; time String in a format accepted by strtotime, defaults to "now". timezone Time zone of the time. &reftitle.returnvalues; Returns DateTime object on success or &false; on failure. &reftitle.examples; ]]> &example.outputs;