php json_encode convert wrong date

Question

I need to send data in json format, but to convert the date it loses the original formatting:

 $date =   date("d/m/Y", "1988-12-04 00:00:00");
 $teste = json_encode($date);
 var_dump($teste);exit;

I need this format: 04/12/1988, but print: string "01\/01\/1970" (length=14)

How to remove this bar?

[read the docs on `date()`](http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php), noting the second argument — castis, Aug 24 '16 at 18:18
Second argument of `date` is a timestamp, and you have a string. — u_mulder, Aug 24 '16 at 18:18
See: [Convert one date format into another in PHP](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2167916/convert-one-date-format-into-another-in-php) — John Conde, Aug 24 '16 at 18:19
Use [DateTime class](http://php.net/manual/en/class.datetime.php). — user4035, Aug 24 '16 at 18:19
Why do you think this is a problem with `json_encode()`? What do you see if you `var_dump($date)`? — Barmar, Aug 24 '16 at 18:33

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 24 '16 at 18:20

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Use strtotime while changing date format.

$date =   date("d/m/Y", strtotime("1988-12-04 00:00:00"));
 $teste = json_encode($date);
 var_dump($teste);exit;

answered Aug 24 '16 at 18:20

milan kyada

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