PHP date_create_from_format() Function

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

PHP date_create_from_format() Function has the following syntax.

date_create_from_format(format,time,timezone);

Parameter	Is Required	Description
format	Required.	Format to use.
time	Required.	Date/time string. NULL indicates the current date/time.
timezone	Optional.	Timezone of time. Default is the current timezone.

The following characters can be used in the format parameter string:

Format	Description
d	Day of the month; with leading zeros
j	Day of the month; without leading zeros
D	Day of the month (Mon - Sun)
I	Day of the month (Monday - Sunday)
S	English suffix for day of the month (st, nd, rd, th)
F	Monthname (January - December)
M	Monthname (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 with leading zeros
h	12 hour format without leading zeros
G	24 hour format with leading zeros
H	12 hour format without leading zeros
i	Minutes with leading zeros
s	Seconds with leading zeros
u	Microseconds (up to six digits)
e, O, P and T	Timezone identifier
U	Seconds since Unix Epoch
#	One of the following separation symbol: ;,:,/,.,,,-,(,)
?	A random byte
*	Rondom bytes until next separator/digit
!	Resets all fields to Unix Epoch
\|	Resets all fields to Unix Epoch if they have not been parsed yet
+	If present, trailing data in the string will cause a warning, not an error

PHP date_create_from_format() Function returns a new DateTime object on success. FALSE on failure.

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


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