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Description:
The HTTP specifications requires a very specific format for dates, this is very important if you want to manipulate HTTP headers using the <cfheader> tag

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<cfoutput>#httpDate(CreateDate('1969', '8', '9'))#</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

<!---
 Format a date as required by HTTP specifications
 
 @param theDate      A date to format. Defaults to Now(). (Optional)
 @return Returns a string. 
 @author Massimo Foti (massimo@massimocorner.com) 
 @version 1, January 2, 2004 
--->
<cffunction name="httpDate" output="true" returntype="numeric" hint="Format a date as required by HTTP specifications">
    <cfargument name="theDate" type="date" required="false" default="#Now()#" hint="Date to format, default to Now()">
    <cfset var returnDate="#DateFormat(arguments.theDate, 'ddd, dd mmm yyyy')# #TimeFormat(arguments.theDate, 'HH:mm:ss')# GMT">
    <cfreturn returnDate>
</cffunction>