How to get a day of the week from date in php?

This is a short guide on how to get the day of the week from a given date string in PHP.

1. Code:

   <?php 	
	function getDayOfTheWeek($date){
	    return date('w',strtotime($date));
	}
	$date1 = "24-06-2022 2:3:33";
	echo(getDayOfTheWeek($date1));
    ?>

2. Example:

Input:

"24-06-2022 00:00:00"

Output:

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