How can a timestamp be created in PHP to get the number of days in a month?

To create a timestamp in PHP to get the number of days in a month, you can use the `t` format character in the `date()` function. This character returns the number of days in the given month. By providing the month and year to the `date()` function, you can obtain the number of days in that specific month.

$month = date('m');
$year = date('Y');
$days_in_month = date('t', strtotime("$year-$month-01"));
echo "Number of days in the current month: $days_in_month";