Converting a date with dot separators into another format without dots

Question

From a JSON payload I get a date formatted like so: "2017.03.11". The desired result is: "11 MARCH 2017". I know how to remove the dots and convert the result into what I want using date(). But is there a more direct way to achieve it (without the step removing the dots)?

In first convet date to date object. Then convert it with needed formats — Pavlo Zhukov, Apr 03 '17 at 19:10

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 03 '17 at 19:10

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Try this:

$date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y.m.d', '2017.03.11');

and then with the $date object you can do whatever you need.

answered Apr 03 '17 at 19:10

user2548436

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Triggers a fatal error. – drake035 Apr 03 '17 at 19:27

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 03 '17 at 19:17

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This should do what you need.

<?php
$date = "2017.03.11";
$date1 = str_replace(".", "-", $date);
$date1 = strtotime($date1);
$date2 = date('d F Y',$date1);
echo $date2;
?>

2017.03.11    input
11 March 2017 output

answered Apr 03 '17 at 19:17

dsadnick

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Thanks, it works but what I'm looking for is much simpler than that. – drake035 Apr 03 '17 at 19:27

Converting a date with dot separators into another format without dots

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