- serialize: documentation ( source)
<?php
$birthDate = new DateTime(null);
$birthDateNotNull = new DateTime('1989-09-26');
$birthDate1 = new DateTime(null);
$birthDateNotNull1 = new DateTime('2015-12-07 20:40:25');
echo serialize($birthDate);
echo PHP_EOL;
echo serialize($birthDateNotNull);
echo PHP_EOL;
echo PHP_EOL;
echo PHP_EOL;
echo serialize($birthDate1);
echo PHP_EOL;
echo serialize($birthDateNotNull1);