title: How do I store the date in a variable correctly using getdate()
body: <p>I am attempting to store the date in a variable using getdate().  What am I doing wrong?</p>
  
  <pre><code>$today = getdate();
  
  echo "the date today is ".$today;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Output: the date today is Array</p>