Bug #64975 [Asn->Csd]: createFromFormat Error parsing when AM PM not at the end

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64975&edit=1 ID: 64975 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported by: dimka212 at gmail dot com Summary: createFromFormat Error parsing when AM PM not at the end -Status: Assigned +Status: Closed Type: Bug Package: Date/time related Operating System: Any PHP Version: Irrelevant Assigned To: derick Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: The fix for this bug has been committed. If you are still experiencing this bug, try to check out latest source from https://github.com/php/php-src and re-test. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better. This is fixed for PHP 8.0(.10) and later, where it now correctly shows the error message: <?php $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('d M Y A h:i', '11 Mar 2013 PM 3:34'); var_dump(DateTime::getLastErrors()); ?> array(4) { ["warning_count"]=> int(0) ["warnings"]=> array(0) { } ["error_count"]=> int(1) ["errors"]=> array(1) { [12]=> string(51) "Meridian can only come after an hour has been found" } } Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-04-22 05:18:33] miken32 at gmail dot com If the behaviour is "not a bug" then documentation should also be updated to mention that AM/PM will not be parsed until after an hour is parsed. I fail to see why this limitation is in any way necessary; some explanation would be helpful! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-05-09 12:20:03] daverandom@php.net This behaviour is not in itself a bug. The issue is that the wrong error is reported, and the root cause of this is actually a bug in the way date_get_last_errors() works rather than the date parsing mechanism. As fixing this would be a BC break, I have submitted a patch that ensures that in this specific case the correct error is reported. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-06-05 11:16:16] dimka212 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('d M Y A h:i', '11 Mar 2013 PM 3:34'); Returns: [12] => Unexpected data found. Works only in this case: $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('d M Y h:i A', '11 Mar 2013 3:34 PM'); Test script: --------------- $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('d M Y A h:i', '11 Mar 2013 PM 3:34'); if(!$date) echo 'Doesn\'t work =('; Expected result: ---------------- Returns DateTime object Actual result: -------------- False (Unexpected data found.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64975&edit=1