How to convert Date Format in php eg 2010-01-30 to Jan. 30, 2010

Question

I am pulling a date from a MySQL database that is formatted 2010-01-30. What I need is to convert it to format Jan. 30, 2010 or January 30, 2010.

Is there a simple way to do this in PHP?

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score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 27 '13 at 17:29

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<?php
$date = '2010-01-30';
$dt = new DateTime($date);
echo $dt->format('M. d, Y');

Supported Formats: http://www.php.net/manual/en/datetime.formats.php

answered Dec 27 '13 at 17:29

Jessica

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 27 '13 at 17:30

Assuming the date exists as '2010-01-30' in $date_variable variable:

$formatted_date = date( 'M d, Y', strtotime( $date_variable ) );

strtotime() converts any date string into the # of seconds since UNIX epoch. We feed this back into date() as second parameter with the format string 'M d, Y'. Additional formatting options here

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 27 '13 at 17:32

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It's simple way to do that it's one of solution:

<?php echo date("M. d, Y",strtotime("2010-01-30")); ?>

It will give you: Jan. 30, 2010 If it's all you need - click solved.

answered Dec 27 '13 at 17:32

JDSolutions

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chiliNUT · Answer 4 · 2013-12-27T18:18:00.540

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<?php
$date=new DateTime('2010-01-30');
echo $date->format('F d, Y')."<BR>";
echo $date->format('M. d, Y');
?>

edited Dec 27 '13 at 18:18

answered Dec 27 '13 at 17:30

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TIP: Add a dot in `echo $date->format('M d, Y');` just after the `M` --- *"What I need is to convert it to format Jan. 30, 2010"* <= OP ;-) – Funk Forty Niner Dec 27 '13 at 17:37

How to convert Date Format in php eg 2010-01-30 to Jan. 30, 2010

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