- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$dateMin = new DateTimeImmutable('@'.PHP_INT_MIN);
$dateMax = new DateTimeImmutable('@'.PHP_INT_MAX);
$interval = new DateInterval('PT1S');
var_dump([
'min' => $dateMin->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
'min -1 second' => $dateMin->sub($interval)->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
'max' => $dateMax->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
'max +1 second' => $dateMax->add($interval)->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
]);