DateTime format in PHP

Question

how can I format datetime in php from: Tue Dec 09 2014 12:00:00 GMT+0200 (FLE Standard Time) to: 2014-12-09 12:00?

Thank you.

Problem solved. I did it by myself:

$datep = $_POST["datetimepicker"];
$placeholders = array('(FLE', 'Standard', 'Time)');
$vals = array('', '', '');
$str = str_replace($placeholders, $vals, $datep);
$newDate = date('Y/m/d H:i', strtotime($str));
echo $newDate;

You need to look at the documentation for PHP. Do you know where to find it? =] — Relequestual, Dec 08 '14 at 11:27
The reason people have downvoted your question is because you didn't explain what you had tried so far, or explain you've looked at the docs but still didn't understand. If you don't fully explain yourself, people will think you genuinly don't know where the docs are =p — Relequestual, Dec 08 '14 at 13:38

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 08 '14 at 11:22

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One method is to use the datetime class:

$dateTime = new DateTime($yourDateTimeVariable);
$dateTime = $dateTime->format('Y-m-d H:i');
echo $dateTime;

answered Dec 08 '14 at 11:22

Daan

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By adding my variable it shows current time not my variable. – Xinel Dec 08 '14 at 11:27
Can you copy/paste the code you have right now? – Daan Dec 08 '14 at 11:29
Is there possible to post variable using POST method? – Xinel Dec 08 '14 at 11:29
Yes sure of course you can. – Daan Dec 08 '14 at 11:30
$dateTime = new DateTime('".$_POST["datetimepicker"]."'); $dateTime = $dateTime->format('Y-m-d H:i'); echo $dateTime; Something like this? – Xinel Dec 08 '14 at 11:31
Change: `new DateTime('".$_POST["datetimepicker"]."');` to: `new DateTime($_POST["datetimepicker"]);` – Daan Dec 08 '14 at 11:33
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/66394/discussion-between-xinel-and-daan). – Xinel Dec 08 '14 at 11:34
All I get is: Fatal error: Call to a member function format() on a non-object. – Xinel Dec 08 '14 at 11:59
Which php version are you using? – Daan Dec 08 '14 at 12:00

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 08 '14 at 11:23

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Try this -

$date = "Tue Dec 09 2014 12:00:00 GMT+0200";
$newDate = date('Y-m-d H:i', strtotime($date));

answered Dec 08 '14 at 11:23

Sougata Bose

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$datep = $_POST["datetimepicker3"]; $newDate = date('Y-m-d H:i', strtotime($datep)); echo $newDate; And I get: Fatal error: Call to a member function format() on a non-object. – Xinel Dec 08 '14 at 12:02
You are using a method named `format()`. check that out. – Sougata Bose Dec 08 '14 at 12:16
Okay, now I get: 1970-01-01 03:00, but it should be 2014-12-08 14:20 – Xinel Dec 08 '14 at 12:21
it might be because of the format of date. Please check for valid date formats. – Sougata Bose Dec 08 '14 at 12:22
I already solved the problem, check the first post. – Xinel Dec 08 '14 at 13:09

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 08 '14 at 11:22

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You can use strototime combined with date. Something like

$date = "Tue Dec 09 2014 12:00:00 GMT+0200 (FLE Standard Time)";

$format = date("Y-m-d H:i", strtotime($date));

answered Dec 08 '14 at 11:22

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