Easy way to convert the month name into month number in php

Question

I want to enter the full name of the month and in response i want to get the number of the month. i have tried following code, when i pass the "March" as month name it return me "1".is there any way to get the number of the month in php?

$month_number = date('n', strtotime($string));

That code returns "1" for January or _any unrecognised string_ that's passed into `strtotime`. It successfully returns "3" if I pass "March" as `$string` to your code. — Dan Abrey, Mar 01 '16 at 13:27

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 01 '16 at 13:26

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Try this :

<?php
  $date = date_parse('March');
  echo($date['month']);
?>

May this will help you :)

answered Mar 01 '16 at 13:26

RK12

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 01 '16 at 13:26

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Try:

date('m', strtotime("March"));

answered Mar 01 '16 at 13:26

Tobias

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While this code may answer the question, providing additional context regarding why and/or how this code answers the question improves its long-term value. – Justin Howard Mar 01 '16 at 16:28

Easy way to convert the month name into month number in php

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