How about the strtotime() function? http://us4.php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php > > From: Ben Edwards <funkytwig@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2005/01/24 Mon PM 12:03:34 EST > To: Jay Blanchard <jay.blanchard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > CC: PHP General List <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: String to Date and Date to String Functions? > > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 10:38:03 -0600, Jay Blanchard > <jay.blanchard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > [snip] > > > > String to Date Function > > ---------------------------- > > return date stringToDate( str Date, str Format ) > > e.g. $todayDt = stringToDate( '01/01/2003','DD/MM/YYYY' ); > > > > Date to String Function > > ---------------------------- > > return str dateToString( date Date, str Format ) > > e.g. $todayStr = dateToString ( $todayDt,'DD/MM/YYYY' ); > > > > Anyone know of any functions that do this or have pointers as to how > > it can be done. > > [/snip] > > > > You've looked at http://www.php.net/date ? > > > Yes. It douse the dateToString bit but how do I do the reverse. I > can use it to convert a timestamp to a string but how do I convert a > string to a timestamp. > > I must say i've used a few languages in my time and the PHP data/time > functions are a mess. Generaly when you find a function to do > something to a data item there is an obvious way of reversing this > (i.e. it has a simeler name). This douse not seem to be the case with > PHP;( > > Ben > > -- > Ben Edwards - Poole, UK, England > WARNING:This email contained partisan views - dont ever accuse me of > using the veneer of objectivity > If you have a problem emailing me use > http://www.gurtlush.org.uk/profiles.php?uid=4 > (email address this email is sent from may be defunct) > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
