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| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst | 29 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst | 28 |
4 files changed, 63 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/system/helpers/date_helper.php b/system/helpers/date_helper.php index 6686089c6..a45b3d7ac 100644 --- a/system/helpers/date_helper.php +++ b/system/helpers/date_helper.php @@ -117,6 +117,19 @@ if ( ! function_exists('standard_date')) * * Returns a date formatted according to the submitted standard. * + * As of PHP 5.2, the DateTime extension provides constants that + * serve for the exact same purpose and are used with date(). + * Due to that, this function is DEPRECATED and should be removed + * in CodeIgniter 3.1+. + * + * Here are two examples of how you should replace it: + * + * date(DATE_RFC822, now()); // default + * date(DATE_W3C, $time); // a different format and time + * + * Reference: http://www.php.net/manual/en/class.datetime.php#datetime.constants.types + * + * @deprecated * @param string the chosen format * @param int Unix timestamp * @return string diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst index efe49cfe0..37063f752 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst @@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ Release Date: Not Released - Helpers - - :doc:`Date Helper <helpers/date_helper>` function now() now works with all timezone strings supported by PHP. + - :doc:`Date Helper <helpers/date_helper>` changes include: + - ``now()`` now works with all timezone strings supported by PHP. + - Added an optional third parameter to ``timespan()`` that constrains the number of time units displayed. + - Added an optional parameter to ``timezone_menu()`` that allows more attributes to be added to the generated select tag. + - Deprecated ``standard_date()``, which now just uses the native ``date()`` with `DateTime constants <http://bg2.php.net/manual/en/class.datetime.php#datetime.constants.types>`_. - ``create_captcha()`` accepts additional colors parameter, allowing for color customization. - :doc:`URL Helper <helpers/url_helper>` changes include: - ``url_title()`` will now trim extra dashes from beginning and end. @@ -63,7 +67,6 @@ Release Date: Not Released - Changed ``humanize()`` to include a second param for the separator. - Refactored ``plural()`` and ``singular()`` to avoid double pluralization and support more words. - Added an optional third parameter to ``force_download()`` that enables/disables sending the actual file MIME type in the Content-Type header (disabled by default). - - Added an optional third parameter to ``timespan()`` that constrains the number of time units displayed. - Added a work-around in ``force_download()`` for a bug Android <= 2.1, where the filename extension needs to be in uppercase. - ``form_dropdown()`` will now also take an array for unity with other form helpers. - ``do_hash()`` now uses PHP's native ``hash()`` function (supporting more algorithms) and is deprecated. @@ -72,7 +75,6 @@ Release Date: Not Released - ``set_realpath()`` can now also handle file paths as opposed to just directories. - Added an optional paramater to ``delete_files()`` to enable it to skip deleting files such as .htaccess and index.html. - ``read_file()`` is now a deprecated alias of ``file_get_contents()``. - - Added an optional parameter to :doc:`Date Helper <helpers/date_helper>` function ``timezone_menu()`` that allows more attributes to be added to the generated select tag. - :doc:`Security Helper <helpers/security_helper>` function ``strip_image_tags()`` is now an alias for the same method in the :doc:`Security Library <libraries/security>`. - Database diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst index 5adfb18d2..e332a913f 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ If a timezone is not provided, it will return time() based on "time_reference" s mdate() ======= -This function is identical to PHPs `date() <http://www.php.net/date>`_ +This function is identical to PHP's `date() <http://www.php.net/date>`_ function, except that it lets you use MySQL style date codes, where each code letter is preceded with a percent sign: %Y %m %d etc. @@ -85,21 +85,28 @@ Example The first parameter must contain the format, the second parameter must contain the date as a Unix timestamp. +.. note:: This function is DEPRECATED. Use the native ``date()`` combined + with `DateTime's format constants <http://www.php.net/manual/en/class.datetime.php#datetime.constants.types>`_ + instead: + + | + | echo date(DATE_RFC822, time()); + Supported formats: =============== ======================= ====================================== Constant Description Example =============== ======================= ====================================== -DATE_ATOM Atom 2005-08-15T16:13:03+0000 -DATE_COOKIE HTTP Cookies Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC -DATE_ISO8601 ISO-8601 2005-08-14T16:13:03+00:00 -DATE_RFC822 RFC 822 Sun, 14 Aug 05 16:13:03 UTC -DATE_RFC850 RFC 850 Sunday, 14-Aug-05 16:13:03 UTC -DATE_RFC1036 RFC 1036 Sunday, 14-Aug-05 16:13:03 UTC -DATE_RFC1123 RFC 1123 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC -DATE_RFC2822 RFC 2822 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 +0000 -DATE_RSS RSS Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC -DATE_W3C W3C 2005-08-14T16:13:03+0000 +DATE_ATOM Atom 2005-08-15T16:13:03+0000 +DATE_COOKIE HTTP Cookies Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC +DATE_ISO8601 ISO-8601 2005-08-14T16:13:03+00:00 +DATE_RFC822 RFC 822 Sun, 14 Aug 05 16:13:03 UTC +DATE_RFC850 RFC 850 Sunday, 14-Aug-05 16:13:03 UTC +DATE_RFC1036 RFC 1036 Sunday, 14-Aug-05 16:13:03 UTC +DATE_RFC1123 RFC 1123 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC +DATE_RFC2822 RFC 2822 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 +0000 +DATE_RSS RSS Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC +DATE_W3C W3C 2005-08-14T16:13:03+0000 =============== ======================= ====================================== local_to_gmt() diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst index 7b0d8abe9..6b93750d1 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst @@ -102,6 +102,32 @@ CodeIgniter 3.1+. .. note:: This function is still available, but you're strongly encouraged to remove it's usage sooner rather than later. +Date helper standard_date() +=========================== + +:doc:`Date Helper <../helpers/date_helper>` function ``standard_date()`` is being deprecated due +to the availability of native PHP `constants <http://www.php.net/manual/en/class.datetime.php#datetime.constants.types>`_, +which when combined with ``date()`` provide the same functionality. Furthermore, they have the +exact same names as the ones suppored by ``standard_date()``. Here are examples of how to replace +it's usage: + +:: + + // Old way + standard_date(); // defaults to stanard_date('DATE_RFC822', now()); + + // Replacement + date(DATE_RFC822, now()); + + // Old way + standard_date('DATE_ATOM', $time); + + // Replacement + date(DATE_ATOM, $time); + +.. note:: This function is still available, but you're strongly encouraged to remove its' usage sooner + rather than later as it is scheduled for removal in CodeIgniter 3.1+. + Pagination library 'anchor_class' setting ========================================= @@ -111,5 +137,5 @@ attribute to your anchors via the 'attributes' configuration setting. This inclu As a result of that, the 'anchor_class' setting is now deprecated and scheduled for removal in CodeIgniter 3.1+. -.. note:: This setting is still available, but you're strongly encouraged to remove it's usage sooner +.. note:: This setting is still available, but you're strongly encouraged to remove its' usage sooner rather than later.
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