PHP date_parse_from_format() Function

The PHP date_parse_from_format() function returns an associative array with detailed info about given date/time formatted according to the specified format.

Syntax

date_parse_from_format(format, datetime)

Parameters

format parameter string

Unrecognized characters in the format string will cause the parsing to fail and an error message is appended to the returned structure.

Return Value

Returns associative array with detailed info about given date/time.

Example: date_parse_from_format() example

The example below shows the usage of date_parse_from_format() function.

<?php
//datetime string
$date = "15.8.2015 10:30+05:30";
  
//getting the details about the date
print_r(date_parse_from_format("j.n.Y H:iP", $date));
?>

The output of the above code will be:

Array
(
    [year] => 2015
    [month] => 8
    [day] => 15
    [hour] => 10
    [minute] => 30
    [second] => 0
    [fraction] => 0
    [warning_count] => 0
    [warnings] => Array
        (
        )

    [error_count] => 0
    [errors] => Array
        (
        )

    [is_localtime] => 1
    [zone_type] => 1
    [zone] => 19800
    [is_dst] => 
)

Example: another format

Consider one more example where a different format is used with datetime string.

<?php
//datetime string
$date = "15-Dec-2015 10:15:28";
  
//getting the details about the date
print_r(date_parse_from_format("d-M-Y H:i:s", $date));
?>

The output of the above code will be:

Array
(
    [year] => 2015
    [month] => 12
    [day] => 15
    [hour] => 10
    [minute] => 15
    [second] => 28
    [fraction] => 0
    [warning_count] => 0
    [warnings] => Array
        (
        )

    [error_count] => 0
    [errors] => Array
        (
        )

    [is_localtime] => 
)