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PHP date_create_from_format() Function

PHP date_create_from_format() function is used to format a given time string according to a specified format. It accepts three parameters $format, $time and $timezone. It returns new DateTime as output in success or false on failure.

Syntax:

date_create_from_format( $format, $time, $timezone );

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
format	This is a required parameter. This parameter defines the format to use.
time	This is a required parameter. This parameter defines a date/time string.
timezone	This is an optional parameter. This parameter defines the timezone of time.

Here is an example of date_create_from_format() function in PHP:

<html>
<body>

<?php

$date=date_create_from_format("j-M-Y","1-July-2020");
echo date_format($date,"d/m/Y");

?>

</body>
</html>

Output:
01/07/2020

Here is another example of date_create_from_format() function in PHP:

<html>
<body>

<?php

$date=date_create_from_format("D-M-Y","SUN-June-2020");
echo date_format($date,"d-m-Y");

?>

</body>
</html>

Output:
05-07-2020

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