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What are some common challenges faced by PHP beginners when working with date and time functions, and how can they overcome them?

One common challenge faced by PHP beginners when working with date and time functions is formatting dates and times correctly. To overcome this, beginners can use the date() function along with the correct format characters to display dates and times in the desired format.

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// Example of formatting a date and time using the date() function
$date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
echo $date;