#33105 [Opn->Csd]: strtotime is unclear on date format

ID: 33105 Updated by: dmytton@php.net Reported By: neothermic at neothermic dot com -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Irrelevent PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-05-23 01:10:23] neothermic at neothermic dot com Description: ------------ On the strtotime man page ( http://www.php.net/strtotime ), the function is indicated as assuming the date is 'English date format'. This is unclear in the sense that the function actually works in US date format, not UK date format (which is an interperation of the word English). In the phpdoc channel, it was suggested that the word 'English' either be elaborated, or outright replaced with 'US English' to avoid any future confusion. Reproduce code: --------------- <?PHP $input = '20/04/05'; $date = strtotime($input); echo date('r', $date); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Wed, 20 Apr 2005 00:00:00 +0100 Actual result: -------------- Fri, 4 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=33105&edit=1