How do i format date in input into words in php

Question

This is where I will select date.

<input type = "date" name = "date" id = "date" placeholder = "select date">

If I select date the value is something like this 01/01/2016 and what I want is to turn it to January 1 2016. How do i do that?

Answer 1

date('l jS \of F Y');

You can add also hour minutes ...

date('l jS \of F Y h:i:s A');