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Get and Format Current Date Using date()
php:
<?php
$current_date__pretty = date("D, M d, Y");
?>
HTML:
<p>Current date: <?=$current_date__pretty?></p>
Result:
Current date: Thu, Oct 30, 2025
date()<?php
$current_date__pretty = date("D, M d, Y");
?>
<p>Current date: <?=$current_date__pretty?></p>
Current date: Thu, Oct 30, 2025