- strtotime: documentation ( source)
<?php
/*
$date_time = '2014-09-12T23:55:38Z';
$time_object = new DateTime($date_time, new DateTimeZone('GMT'));
var_dump( $time_object );
*/
$now = strtotime("now");
$purchasedDate = strtotime($now);
echo "dddd\n\n";
echo $purchasedDate;