How do I convert DateTime from yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss to yyyymmddThhmmssZ in php

Question

I am trying to convert a given date and time in format ( yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss ) to (yyyymmddThhmmssZ) in php. For example: 2020-07-30 18:30:00 should be 20200730T183000Z. I also want to know if there are any existing/in-built methods to accomplish this?

ha. the clue is already in one of your tags. php's `DateTime` — Kevin, Jul 21 '20 at 07:27
Have you made any effort at all to solve this problem yourself yet? — Tim Biegeleisen, Jul 21 '20 at 07:27
I want to know if there are any existing methods to perform this — Neeraj Malwal, Jul 21 '20 at 07:28
yep, there are existing methods to perform this [`DateTime`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/datetime.format.php) — Kevin, Jul 21 '20 at 07:29
Does this answer your question? [Convert one date format into another in PHP](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2167916/convert-one-date-format-into-another-in-php) — GNassro, Jul 21 '20 at 07:36

zanderwar · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-21T07:40:31.087

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As others have said in your comments, you can simply do this with the DateTime object

Here's an example:

$date = '2020-07-21 18:50:32';
$obj = new \DateTime('@' . strtotime($date));
echo $obj->format(DATE_RFC3339); // 2020-07-22T01:50:32+00:00

If RFC3339 isn't your preferred format, feel free to pick one from the manual, or build your own

Try it out: http://sandbox.onlinephpfunctions.com/code/3246477b676e17022da799697acf4df375e1fe08

edited Jul 21 '20 at 07:40

answered Jul 21 '20 at 07:37

zanderwar

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this clarified it. – Neeraj Malwal Jul 21 '20 at 07:40

How do I convert DateTime from yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss to yyyymmddThhmmssZ in php

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