php string date return wrong date

Question

My code:

   echo "Strtotime : ";

   echo date("Y-m-d",strtotime('9 March, 2015'));

   echo "<br> mktime :  ";

   echo date("Y-m-d",mktime('9 March, 2015'));

   echo "<br> Normal :  ";

   echo date("Y-m-d",'9 March, 2015');

I need output 2015-03-09

Where does the string `9 March, 2015` come from - do you have any control over this, what other formats might you be receiving? — Steve, Sep 23 '16 at 10:45
Please try looking at the manual for [`mktime()`](http://php.net/manual/en/function.mktime.php) Its nothing like your attempt at using it — RiggsFolly, Sep 23 '16 at 10:47
Also look at the manual for [`strtotime()`](http://php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php) If you use the functions correctly they will work correctly — RiggsFolly, Sep 23 '16 at 10:50
Better check the manual for [`date()`](http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php) as well as you are about it — RiggsFolly, Sep 23 '16 at 10:52

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 23 '16 at 10:46

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You can use DateTime with date_create_from_format, if the structure of the String is always the same:

$d = '9 March, 2015';

echo date_create_from_format('d F, Y', $d)->format('Y-m-d');

See a running example: https://3v4l.org/s8EHi

answered Sep 23 '16 at 10:46

danopz

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Its Working Fine.....Thanks – Muntasir Alam Sep 23 '16 at 10:48

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 23 '16 at 11:03

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if you want to show date - month - year you can apply this

<?php 
echo date('Y-m-d');
?>

edited Sep 23 '16 at 11:03

Qirel

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answered Sep 23 '16 at 10:48

Imran01986

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 23 '16 at 10:54

I strongly recommend using the DateTime class for this:

$date = DateTime::createFromFormat ("d M, Y", "9 march, 2015");
echo $date->format ("Y-m-d");

If you check the PHP manual for DateTime, you can get a whole lot of other really good tips on how to further take advantage of this class. Which makes working with dates in PHP a lot easier than with the old functions. ;)

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 23 '16 at 11:05

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I think you should use this code to get exact date format.

$orig_date = "22/09/2016";

$date = str_replace ('/', '-', $orig_date);

echo date('Y-m-d', strtotime ($date));

See more date and time format example here

answered Sep 23 '16 at 11:05

user3789038

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php string date return wrong date

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