Carbon Now Format - PHP

Carbon Now Format is a PHP package that simplifies getting the current time in a customizable format. The package is built on top of the popular Carbon package.

Installation

The easiest way to install Carbon Now Format is through Composer.

composer require impronunciable/carbnownowformat-php

Usage

Using Carbon Now Format is very simple! All you have to do is create an instance of the CarbonNowFormat\Formatter class and call the format() method with your desired format.

Here is an example:

use CarbonNowFormat\Formatter;

$formatter = new Formatter();
$currentDate = $formatter->format("l, F jS Y, g:i A");

echo "The current date and time is: {$currentDate}";

This will output something like:

The current date and time is: Wednesday, June 30th 2021, 12:34 PM

Customization

Carbon Now Format allows you to customize the output format in many different ways. Here are some examples:

use CarbonNowFormat\Formatter;

$formatter = new Formatter();
$currentDate = $formatter->format("D, M j Y");

echo "The current date is: {$currentDate}";

This will output something like:

The current date is: Wed, Jun 30 2021

You can find more information about the formatting options on the Carbon package documentation page.

Conclusion

Carbon Now Format is a simple and customizable way to get the current time in PHP. With just a few lines of code, you can have the current time formatted in any way you like. Try it out for yourself!