PHP date_create_from_format()Functions

Examples

Returns a new DateTime object formatted according to the specified format:

<?php
$date=date_create_from_format("j-M-Y","15-Mar-2013");
?>

The date_create_from_format() function returns a new DateTime object formatted according to the specified format.

date_create_from_format(format,time,timezone);

Parameter	Description
format	Required. Specifies the format to use.formatThe format parameter string can use the following characters: d - Day of the month, with leading zero j - Day of the month, without leading zero D - Day of the week (Mon - Sun) I - Day of the week (Monday - Sunday) S - English ordinal suffix for the day of the month (st, nd, rd, th) F - Month name (January - December) M - Month name (Jan - Dec) m - Month (01 - 12) n - Month (1 - 12) Y - Year (e.g., 2013) y - Year (e.g., 13) a and A - am or pm g - 12-hour format, without leading zero h - 12-hour format, with leading zero G - 24-hour format, without leading zero H - 24-hour format, with leading zero i - Minutes, with leading zero s - Seconds, with leading zero u - Microseconds (up to six digits) e, O, P, and T - Timezone identifiers U - Seconds elapsed since the Unix epoch (space) # - One of the following separators: ;, :, /, ., ,, -, (, ) ? - A random byte * - Random bytes until the next separator/digit ! - Resets all fields to the Unix epoch \| - If all fields have not been parsed yet, resets all fields to the Unix epoch + - If present, trailing data in the string will cause a warning, not an error
time	Required. Specifies a date/time string. NULL indicates the current date/time.
timezone	Optional. Specifiestimethe timezone. Defaults to the current timezone.

Return value:	Returns a DateTime object on success, or FALSE on failure.
PHP Version:	5.3+