DateTime::__serialize

DateTimeImmutable::__serialize

Serialize a DateTime

public array DateTime::__serialize()

public array DateTimeImmutable::__serialize()

public array DateTimeInterface::__serialize()

This function has no parameters.

The serialized representation of the DateTime object.

Example #1 DateTime::serialize example

<?php
$date = new DateTime('2025-03-27');
var_dump(serialize($date));
?>

The above examples will output:

string(114) "O:8:"DateTime":3:{s:4:"date";s:26:"2025-03-27 00:00:00.000000";s:13:"timezone_type";i:3;s:8:"timezone";s:3:"UTC";}"