PHP Convert datetime format

Question

Is there a way in PHP to convert the date time format from the one in the left to the one on the right?

1900-01-01T00:00:00-06:00 to 1900-01-01 00:00:00.000

2015-06-18T00:00:00-05:00 to 2015-06-18 00:00:00.000

As you see I don't want to keep the timezone and want to get rid of the T and I believe the one in the right also has milliseconds.

A generic version to get you started: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2754765/how-to-reformat-date-in-php — Marc B, Sep 26 '16 at 21:46

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 26 '16 at 21:56

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Since only the year month and day are pertinent, you can just use date_format to get that from your existing string, then concatenate your time to it, resulting in the string you're after.

date_format(new DateTime("1900-01-01T00:00:00-06:00"),"Y-m-d")." 00:00:00.000";
// 1900-01-01 00:00:00.000

answered Sep 26 '16 at 21:56

Robert Wade

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Works like a charm. Thank you! – Jesus Sep 26 '16 at 22:09

PHP Convert datetime format

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