---
name: "APR::Date"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libapache2-mod-perl2"
version: "2.0.13-2+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/APR::Date"
---

# APR::Date(3pm)

Perl API for APR date manipulating functions

## NAME

APR::Date - Perl API for APR date manipulating functions

## Synopsis

```
  use APR::Date ();

  # parse HTTP-complient date string
  $date_string = 'Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT';
  $date_parsed = APR::Date::parse_http($date_string);

  # parse RFC822-complient date string
  $date_string = 'Sun, 6 Nov 94 8:49:37 GMT';
  $date_parsed = APR::Date::parse_rfc($date_string);
```

## Description

`"APR::Socket"` provides the Perl interface to APR date manipulating functions.

## API

`"APR::Date"` provides the following functions and/or methods:

### "parse\_http"

Parse HTTP date strings

```
  $date_parsed = parse_http($date_string);
```

- arg1: $date\_string ( string )

  The date string can be in one of the following formats:

  ```
    Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT  ; RFC 822, updated by RFC 1123
    Sunday, 06-Nov-94 08:49:37 GMT ; RFC 850, obsoleted by RFC 1036
    Sun Nov  6 08:49:37 1994       ; ANSI C's asctime() format
  ```

  refer to RFC2616 for the details (GMT is assumed, regardless of the used timezone).

- ret: $date\_parsed ( number )

  the number of microseconds since 1 Jan 1970 GMT, or 0 if out of range or if the date is invalid.

- since: 2.0.00

  Remember to divide the return value by 1\_000\_000 if you need it in seconds.

### "parse\_rfc"

Parse a string resembling an RFC 822 date.  It's meant to be lenient in its parsing of dates.  Hence, this will parse a wider range of dates than `parse_http()`.

```
  $date_parsed = parse_rfc($date_string);
```

- arg1: $date\_string ( string )

  The date string can be in one of the following formats:

  ```
    Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT  ; RFC 822, updated by RFC 1123
    Sunday, 06-Nov-94 08:49:37 GMT ; RFC 850, obsoleted by RFC 1036
    Sun Nov  6 08:49:37 1994       ; ANSI C's asctime() format
    Sun, 6 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT   ; RFC 822, updated by RFC 1123
    Sun, 06 Nov 94 08:49:37 GMT    ; RFC 822
    Sun, 6 Nov 94 08:49:37 GMT     ; RFC 822
    Sun, 06 Nov 94 08:49 GMT       ; Unknown [drtr\@ast.cam.ac.uk]
    Sun, 6 Nov 94 08:49 GMT        ; Unknown [drtr\@ast.cam.ac.uk]
    Sun, 06 Nov 94 8:49:37 GMT     ; Unknown [Elm 70.85]
    Sun, 6 Nov 94 8:49:37 GMT      ; Unknown [Elm 70.85]
  ```

- ret: $date\_parsed ( number )

  the number of microseconds since 1 Jan 1970 GMT, or 0 if out of range or if the date is invalid.

- since: 2.0.00

  Remember to divide the return value by 1\_000\_000 if you need it in seconds.

## See Also

mod\_perl 2.0 documentation.

## Copyright

mod\_perl 2.0 and its core modules are copyrighted under The Apache Software License, Version 2.0.

## Authors

The mod\_perl development team and numerous contributors.