- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$date = new DateTime('2014-04-25 14:59:59', new DateTimeZone('Europe/Rome'));
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s O'), "\n";
$result = $date->modify('15 minutes ago');
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s O'), "\n";
var_dump($result);