php date conversion to date having time [closed]

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I am trying to convert php date conversion like 09/30/2011 to this format 2011-09-30 21:35:46.

I read some manuals but its going to be difficult for me.

$input = "09/30/2011";
$output = "2011-09-30 21:35:46";

$output = date('Y-m-d h:m:s', strtotime($input))

Answer 1

The format string 'Y-m-d h:m:s' should be modified to 'Y-m-d H:i:s' in your code. In date function, the format char 'm' is month, not minute; and 'h' is hour from 01 to 12, 'H' is hour from 00 to 23.

Answer 2

Your code works but if you want to play around with the DateTime in PHP here is a little example.

Every date output except a timestamp needs a timezone to get the right time in that timezone.

So, if your php config dosen't already set it up for you, set your default timezone by:

date_default_timezone_set('XXXX');

XXXX stand for a value out of the List of supported timezones

If you want to use your date as an object you need to initialize it now by:

$date = new DateTime();

$date will now have the current time, if you want to set a time in your example "09/30/2011" you can do this directly by writing:

$date = new DateTime('09/30/2011');

To format the date output you can use this:

echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');

Or if you want to set your time as well you can initilize the DateTime with a time as well:

$date = new DateTime( '09/30/2011 21:35:46' );

Always keep in mind that the formated output depends on your timezone.

To read more about DateTime look at the DateTime class manual.