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");
?>