- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$tz = new DateTimeZone('America/Los_Angeles');
$now = new DateTime('03 Nov 2014');
$twoDaysAgo1 = $now->sub(new DateInterval('P2D'));
$twoDaysAgo2 = $now->sub(new DateInterval('PT172800S'));
$twoDaysAgo3 = new DateTime('@' . ($now->getTimestamp() - 172800));
var_dump($twoDaysAgo1->getTimestamp());
var_dump($twoDaysAgo2->getTimestamp());
var_dump($twoDaysAgo3->getTimestamp());