PHP Date Exercises : Convert the number to month name

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26. Convert Number to Month Name

Write a PHP script to convert the number to month name.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
// Define the month number
$month_num  = 9;

// Create a DateTime object from the month number
$dateObj   = DateTime::createFromFormat('!m', $month_num);

// Format the DateTime object to retrieve the full month name
$month_name = $dateObj->format('F');

// Output the full month name
echo $month_name."\n";
?>

Output:

September

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

$month_num = 9;: Assigns the month number (in this case, September, represented by 9) to the variable '$month_num'.
$dateObj = DateTime::createFromFormat('!m', $month_num);: Creates a "DateTime" object using the DateTime::createFromFormat() method. The '!m' format string specifies that the input is a month number. It converts the month number into a "DateTime" object.
$month_name = $dateObj->format('F');: Formats the "DateTime" object to retrieve the full month name using the "format()" method with the format specifier 'F', which represents the full textual representation of a month.
echo $month_name."\n";: Outputs the full month name followed by a newline character.

Flowchart :

Flowchart: Convert the number to month name

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

Write a PHP function to convert a given month number to its full month name using a switch or associative array.
Write a PHP script to output the month name in both English and another language, based on a numeric input.
Write a PHP program to accept a numeric month and return its abbreviated name, ensuring correct handling of edge values.
Write a PHP script to map month numbers to names and then format a date string by replacing the numeric month with its name.

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