PHP month format conversion from numeric to String

Question

I have months in this format : 07,06,05,04,03,02. I want to convert them to : July, Jun, May, April, March, February.

Actually I need a drop down listing of 6 months back from the current date.

<select>
   <option value="07">July</option>
   <option value="06">June</option>
   <option value="05">May</option>
   <option value="04">April</option>
   <option value="03">March</option>
   <option value="02">February</option>
 </select>

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 09 '15 at 10:49

3

You can get today's date and modify it while looping.

$d = new Datetime();
for($i = 0; $i < 6; $i++){

    echo $d->format('m'); // numeric
    echo $d->format('M'); // short string   
    echo $d->format('F'); // long string  
    $d->modify('-1 MONTH');
}

answered Jul 09 '15 at 10:49

engvrdr

541
2
9

The correct way to do this. +1 – web-nomad Jul 09 '15 at 10:55

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 09 '15 at 10:46

2

YOu can use an array for this -

$months = array(
'01' => 'January',
'02' => 'February',
....
);

echo $months[$yourVal];

answered Jul 09 '15 at 10:46

Sougata Bose

31,517
8
49
87

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 09 '15 at 10:55

1

Use Datetime class if you have latest PHP, else,

Try this, and apply your logic accordingly. Its example for December.

echo date('F', strtotime(date('Y-12-d')));

answered Jul 09 '15 at 10:55

Hytool

1,358
1
7
22

Thank you very Much. This script solve my issue – Bikram Pahi Jul 09 '15 at 11:02
@BikramPahi, you're welcome, please vote-up if this has solved your issue. – Hytool Jul 09 '15 at 11:05

PHP month format conversion from numeric to String

3 Answers3