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PHP Resources -
Handy PHP Functions
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Written by M. L. Griswold
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Sunday, 03 September 2006 |
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Description:
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string reformat_date(string date, string format) |
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This simple little function comes in quite handy when you need to change the format of a date. Simply enter nearly any date format and this function can convert it to your new format. |
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| Function: |
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function reformat_date($date, $format){
// Function written by Marcus L. Griswold (vujsa)
// Can be found at http://www.handyphp.com
// Do not remove this header!
$output = date($format, strtotime($date));
return $output;
}
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| Usage: |
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echo reformat_date("Thur, 03 Aug 2006 03:59:10 -0700", "l, F jS, Y G:i:s O");
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Result:
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Thursday, August 3rd, 2006 6:59:10 -0400 |
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Notes:
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This will work for most English date formats. It is only limited by the limitations of the PHP function strtotime().
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