PHP date_create_from_format() Function

Return a new DateTime object formatted according to the specified format:

<?php
$date=date_create_from_format("j-M-Y","15-Mar-2013");
?>

Definition and Usage

The date_create_from_format() function returns a new DateTime object formatted according to the specified format.

date_create_from_format(format, time, timezone)

Parameter	Description
format	Required. Specifies the format to use. The following characters can be used in the format parameter string: d - Day of the month; with leading zeros j - Day of the month; without leading zeros D - Day of the month (Mon - Sun) l - Day of the month (Monday - Sunday) S - English suffix for day of the month (st, nd, rd, th) F - Monthname (January - December) M - Monthname (Jan-Dec) m - Month (01-12) n - Month (1-12) Y - Year (e.g 2013) y - Year (e.g 13) a and A - am or pm g - 12 hour format without leading zeros G - 24 hour format without leading zeros h - 12 hour format with leading zeros H - 24 hour format with leading zeros i - Minutes with leading zeros s - Seconds with leading zeros u - Microseconds (up to six digits) e, O, P and T - Timezone identifier U - Seconds since Unix Epoch (space) # - One of the following separation symbol: ;,:,/,.,,,-,(,) ? - A random byte * - Random bytes until next separator/digit ! - Resets all fields to Unix Epoch \| - Resets all fields to Unix Epoch if they have not been parsed yet + - If present, trailing data in the string will cause a warning, not an error
time	Required. Specifies a date/time string. NULL indicates the current date/time
timezone	Optional. Specifies the timezone of time. Default is the current timezone

Return Value:	Returns a new DateTime object on success. FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	5.3+