Are there alternative methods or libraries that can be used to achieve the same functionality as PHP's strftime on Windows systems?

One alternative method to achieve the same functionality as PHP's `strftime` on Windows systems is to use the `date` function with format characters compatible with Windows. This can be done by replacing the `%` format characters used in `strftime` with their Windows-compatible equivalents. Another option is to use a third-party library like Carbon, which provides a consistent API for date and time manipulation across different platforms.

// Using the date function with Windows-compatible format characters
$date = new DateTime();
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'); // Output: 2022-01-01 12:00:00

// Using Carbon library
use Carbon\Carbon;

$date = Carbon::now();
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'); // Output: 2022-01-01 12:00:00