PHP Class Exercises : Convert a string to Date and DateTime

PHP class: Exercise-7 with Solution

Write a PHP script to a convert string to Date and DateTime.

Sample Date : '12-08-2004'
Note : PHP considers '/' to mean m/d/Y format and '-' to mean d-m-Y format.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
// Create a DateTime object from the given date string '12-08-2004' using the format 'm-d-Y'
$dt = DateTime::createFromFormat('m-d-Y', '12-08-2004')->format('Y-m-d');

// Output the formatted date in 'Y-m-d' format
echo $dt;
?>

Output:

2004-12-08

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

• DateTime::createFromFormat('m-d-Y', '12-08-2004'): Creates a DateTime object from the given date string '12-08-2004' using the specified format 'm-d-Y', which represents month-day-year.
• ->format('Y-m-d'): Formats the DateTime object to 'Y-m-d' format, which represents year-month-day.
• echo $dt;: Outputs the formatted date.

Flowchart :

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