- unserialize: documentation ( source)
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<?php
$now = unserialize('O:8:"DateTime":3:{s:4:"date";s:19:"2013-11-26 09:15:42";s:13:"timezone_type";i:3;s:8:"timezone";s:16:"Europe/Amsterdam";}');
$date = DateTime::createFromFormat('YmdHis', '2004' . $now->format('md') . '235959');
print_r($now);
print_r($date);
die;
$diff = $date->diff($now, true);
printf(
'Got %s and expected %s',
$now->sub($diff)->format(DateTime::ISO8601),
$date->format(DateTime::ISO8601)
);