RE: [PHP] String to Date and Date to String Functions?

To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm On 24 January 2005 17:04, Ben Edwards wrote: > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 10:38:03 -0600, Jay Blanchard > <jay.blanchard@niicommunications.com> 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. Right at the top of the description of date(), the second Note reads: Note: To generate a timestamp from a string representation of the date, you may be able to use strtotime(). This should give you a clue. Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley Campus, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@leedsmet.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211