PHP date_format(): How to format date from string value

Question

I have a bit of PHP code:

$exd = date_create('01 Dec, 2015');
$exd = date_format($exd, 'Y-m-d');
echo $exd;

Which is used for formatting the date. The expected output would be 2015-12-01 but it returns 2016-12-01. What am i missing?

you first need string to time convert..you can follow this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6238992/converting-string-to-date-and-datetime — user-4653387, Feb 18 '16 at 05:29

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 18 '16 at 05:29

Use createFromFormat method first, provide the input format:

$exd = DateTime::createFromFormat('d M, Y', '01 Dec, 2015');
// arguments (<format of the input>, <the input itself>)
$exd = date_format($exd, 'Y-m-d'); // then choose whatever format you like
echo $exd;

Karthik N · Answer 2 · 2016-02-18T05:37:06.983

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The date_create() function accepts only the parameter link, This function is also and alias function of DateTime::__construct()

check the function date_create_from_format() its also a alias function of DateTime::createFromFormat(). Refer link

$exd = date_create_from_format('j M, Y', '01 Dec, 2015');
//$exd = date_create('01 Dec, 2015');
$exd = date_format($exd, 'Y-m-d');
echo $exd;

edited Feb 18 '16 at 05:37

answered Feb 18 '16 at 05:31

Karthik N

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 08 '19 at 18:12

It can be a date function call simply. Use stringtotime for exact/precise date/time value

date("Y-m-d",strtotime("01 Dec 2015"))

When you run this code the out put will show

2015-12-01

this is because of the comma in the string which terminates the date string in the compiler. If you specify exactly the timezone (like $timezone = 'America/New_York) . parameter you can show precise time as well.

score -2 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 18 '16 at 05:35

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i got the solution of your bug that is date_format(datae_variable,date_format);

<?php
     $exd = date_create('01 Dec, 2015');
     $exd1 = date_format($exd,"Y-m-d");//here you make mistake
     echo $exd1;
?>

answered Feb 18 '16 at 05:35

ketan

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Good try... But please confirm the results before try. You can use http://phpfiddle.org/ for debugging and checking the results. – mpsbhat Feb 18 '16 at 05:51
this code is also run phpfiddle.org check that first – ketan Feb 18 '16 at 12:28
Please check the result. Expected would be `2015-12-01` but result was `2016-12-01` – mpsbhat Feb 18 '16 at 12:33
oooh am sorry i just check the format sorry ! r u from where? please – ketan Feb 18 '16 at 12:37

PHP date_format(): How to format date from string value

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