Question

I’ve a php file in which I’ve codes like

$xml_time = $update->$node->timestamp; **//Case 1**
$time = date("c",$xml_time);

$normal_time = time();    **//Case 2**
$time = date("c",$normal_time );

The variable $xml_time is retrieved from an external xml file using simpleXML. The time is stored using the time() function at some earlier point.

The problem is that, when I call the line $time = date("c",$xml_time); (is Case 1), I get an error message saying <b>Warning</b>: date() expects parameter 2 to be long, object given in <b>C:\xampp\blah\blah\blah\ajax.php</b> on line <b>46</b><br /> but in Case 2, no error shows up.

Can anyone help me identify the problem??

Answer 1

try if this works:

$xml_time = (integer) $update->$node->timestamp; **//Case 1**
$time = date("c",$xml_time);

This will typecast SimpleXML object to integer.