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How to Manage Dates and Times in PHP Using Carbon
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Prosper Ugbovo
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1,632
Language
English
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Summary
Carbon, a PHP library created by Brian Nesbit, simplifies date and time manipulation in web applications. It extends PHP's DateTime class, reducing coding hours and debugging to just a few lines of code. In this tutorial, you will learn about Carbon's core features and capabilities, enabling easier date and time management in PHP. To follow the tutorial, you need PHP 7.4 or higher and Composer installed globally. Key functionalities include formatting dates, creating precise dates, modifying dates and times, calculating relative time, and more. Carbon's documentation provides further information on its extensive functionality.