PHP Date Parse into a new format

Question

I have a function that prints out:

echo $post->EE_Event->primary_datetime()->start_date_and_time();

result:

21-02-15 08:00

But i want to display it as:

08:00 21st February, 2015

I need help with a function to grab the existing printed out date and reformat it.

I have tried a few snippets online, but nothing that worked.

Do we have another spawn of the help Dracula? – a coder Dec 26 '14 at 17:35 — a coder, Dec 26 '14 at 17:35
What "snippets" did you find online? – gen_Eric Dec 26 '14 at 17:38 — gen_Eric, Dec 26 '14 at 17:38

ajtamwojtek · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-26T17:47:59.820

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Try this code:

$yourDate = '21-02-15 08:00'; // $post->EE_Event->primary_datetime()->start_date_and_time()
$date = DateTime::createFromFormat('j-m-y G:i', $yourDate);
echo $date->format('G:i dS F, Y');

Try it online: http://ideone.com/a7EEK4

In PHP >= 5.3 we have excellent date API. See more here: http://php.net/manual/en/datetime.createfromformat.php

edited Dec 26 '14 at 17:47

answered Dec 26 '14 at 17:33

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Works a treat thanks @jakon i found the 3rd line and was already trying to make that work, but it was the createfromformat that i hadnt tried. Thanks! – Roy Barber Dec 26 '14 at 18:08

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 26 '14 at 17:36

PHP's DateTime class has exactly what you need. You want to use the createFromFormat to parse it in, then use format to print it back out.

$myDate = $post->EE_Event->primary_datetime()->start_date_and_time();
$myDateObj = DateTime::createFromFormat('d-m-y G:i', $myDate);

echo $myDateObj->format('G:i jS F, Y');

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 26 '14 at 17:38

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echo date("G:i dS F, Y", strtotime($post->EE_Event->primary_datetime()->start_date_and_time()));

answered Dec 26 '14 at 17:38

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