Returns new DateTimeImmutable object

# DateTimeImmutable::__construct

# date_create_immutable

(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

DateTimeImmutable::__construct -- date_create_immutable — Returns new DateTimeImmutable object

### Description

Object-oriented style

public DateTimeImmutable::__construct(string `$datetime` = "now", ?DateTimeZone `$timezone` = `null`)

Procedural style

date_create_immutable(string `$datetime` = "now", ?DateTimeZone `$timezone` = `null`): DateTimeImmutable|false

Returns new a DateTimeImmutable object.

### Parameters

`datetime`

  A date/time string. Valid formats are explained in Date and Time Formats.

  Enter `"now"` here to obtain the current time when using the `$timezone` parameter.

`timezone`

  A DateTimeZone object representing the timezone of `$datetime`.

  If `$timezone` is omitted or `null`, the current timezone will be used.

  > Note:

  > The `$timezone` parameter and the current timezone are ignored when the `$datetime` parameter either is a UNIX timestamp (e.g. `@946684800`) or specifies a timezone (e.g. `2010-01-28T15:00:00+02:00`, or `2010-07-05T06:00:00Z`).

### Return Values

Returns a new DateTimeImmutable instance.

### Errors/Exceptions

If an invalid Date/Time string is passed, DateMalformedStringException is thrown. Previous to PHP 8.3, this was Exception.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
8.3.0 | Now throws DateMalformedStringException if an invalid string is passed, instead of Exception.
7.1.0 | From now on microseconds are filled with actual value. Not with '00000'.

### Examples

Example #1 DateTimeImmutable::__construct() example

Object-oriented style

`<?php
try {
$date = new DateTimeImmutable('2000-01-01');
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo $e->getMessage();
exit(1);
}
echo $date->format('Y-m-d');`

The above example will output:

    2000-01-01

Procedural style

`<?php
$date = date_create('2000-01-01');
if (!$date) {
$e = date_get_last_errors();
foreach ($e['errors'] as $error) {
echo "$error\n";
}
exit(1);
}
echo date_format($date, 'Y-m-d');`

The above example will output:

    2000-01-01

Example #2 Intricacies of DateTimeImmutable::__construct()

`<?php
date_default_timezone_set('America/Jamaica');
// Specified date/time in PHP's default time zone.
$date = new DateTimeImmutable('2000-01-01');
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:sP') . "\n";
// Specified date/time in the specified time zone.
$date = new DateTimeImmutable('2000-01-01', new DateTimeZone('Pacific/Nauru'));
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:sP') . "\n";
// Current date/time in your PHP's default time zone.
$date = new DateTimeImmutable();
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:sP') . "\n";
// Current date/time in the specified time zone.
$date = new DateTimeImmutable('now', new DateTimeZone('Pacific/Nauru'));
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:sP') . "\n";
// Using a UNIX timestamp. Notice the result is in the UTC time zone.
$date = new DateTimeImmutable('@946684800');
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:sP') . "\n";
// Non-existent values roll over.
$date = new DateTimeImmutable('2000-02-30');
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:sP') . "\n";`

The above example will output something similar to:

    2000-01-01 00:00:00-05:00
    2000-01-01 00:00:00+12:00
    2010-04-24 10:24:16-04:00
    2010-04-25 02:24:16+12:00
    2000-01-01 00:00:00+00:00
    2000-03-01 00:00:00-05:00

> Note:

> Rolled over dates can be detected by checking for warnings using DateTimeImmutable::getLastErrors().

Example #3 Changing the associated timezone

`<?php
$timeZone = new \DateTimeZone('Asia/Tokyo');
$time = new \DateTimeImmutable();
$time = $time->setTimezone($timeZone);
echo $time->format('Y/m/d H:i:s e'), "\n";`

The above example will output something similar to:

    2022/08/12 23:49:23 Asia/Tokyo

Example #4 Using a relative date/time string

`<?php
$time = new \DateTimeImmutable("-1 year");
echo $time->format('Y/m/d H:i:s'), "\n";`

The above example will output something similar to:

    2021/08/12 15:43:51

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