How can I format a date with php?

Question

I am trying to format a date from my database:

$input = $data['date'];
$output = date('d.m.Y', strtotime($input));

The result is:

$input: 2016-02-09 13:42:00

$output: 01.01.1970

I do not understand, I am expecting the $output to be 09.02.2016

You should check what's inside `$data` cause it should be working — Gwendal, Feb 09 '16 at 12:58
@Gwendal is right, $data['date'] appears to be incorrect. Try passing a string as $input, works fine. — rich, Feb 09 '16 at 13:01
check this one - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2891937/strtotime-doesnt-work-with-dd-mm-yyyy-format — Mihriban Minaz, Feb 09 '16 at 13:11

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 09 '16 at 12:58

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I found out that I need to write it like this:

$input = new DateTime($data['date']);
$output = $input->format('d.m.Y');

answered Feb 09 '16 at 12:58

peace_love

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I was about to post it :) http://ideone.com/SSBUno Anyway it could be a language settings issue on the server. – phaberest Feb 09 '16 at 13:02
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This makes no sense. The problem was elsewhere. Not sure where the upvotes are coming from – PeeHaa Feb 09 '16 at 14:16

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