RE: [PHP] String to Date Conversion Problem

2009-07-31 Thread Alice Wei
Looks like what I did by using mm/dd/ was extra, which was probably why it didn't work. Thanks, looks like this is up and running now. Alice > CC: php-general@lists.php.net > From: stu...@stuconnolly.com > To: aj...@alumni.iu.edu > Subject: Re: [PHP] String to Date C

Re: [PHP] String to Date Conversion Problem

2009-07-31 Thread Stuart Connolly
Hi Alice, Based on the string format that you mentioned (DD MMM YY - DAY) you should be able to transform to any other date using the following: $parts = explode(' ', '23 JUL 09 - THURSDAY'); echo date('m/d/Y', strtotime("{$parts[1]} {$parts[0]} {$parts[2]}")); Cheers Stuart On 31 Jul 200

Re: [PHP] String to date

2008-06-30 Thread mike503
couldn't strtotime() do this without any mods? I personally would try that first... On 6/30/08, Mark Bomgardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to convert a date retrieved from user input to a mysql date. Here > the problem, I need to convert one of three possible combinations, either > 01/01

RE: [PHP] String to date

2008-06-30 Thread Boyd, Todd M.
> -Original Message- > From: Mark Bomgardner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 3:58 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] String to date > > I need to convert a date retrieved from user input to a mysql date. > Here > the problem, I need to convert one o

Re: [PHP] String to date

2008-06-30 Thread Wolf
Mark Bomgardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to convert a date retrieved from user input to a mysql date. Here > the problem, I need to convert one of three possible combinations, either > 01/01/2008,01-01-2008 or 01.01.2008. I can't use explode because it's > limited to one charact

Re: [PHP] String to date

2008-06-30 Thread Bastien Koert
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Mark Bomgardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to convert a date retrieved from user input to a mysql date. Here > the problem, I need to convert one of three possible combinations, either > 01/01/2008,01-01-2008 or 01.01.2008. I can't use explode because it

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

2005-01-25 Thread Ford, Mike
To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm On 25 January 2005 00:25, Ben Edwards wrote: > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:15:15 -, Ford, Mike > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To view the terms under which this email is distribute

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

2005-01-24 Thread Rick Fletcher
Ben Edwards wrote: The format I am interested in is DD-MM- which is the way dates are specified in the UK, strtodate() cant handle this. Ben, there is no (built in) string->timestamp function that takes a format. strtotime() is pretty smart about interpreting your input, but it's limited to

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

2005-01-24 Thread Jason Wong
On Tuesday 25 January 2005 08:09, Ben Edwards wrote: > > Well, you could always write some extensions to PHP to cover it, as soon > > as you learn to spell does :) > > That is awfull grammer. Ime dyslexic, whats your excuse. Does is spelt 'does' not 'douse', that grammar looks OK to me. > Was w

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

2005-01-24 Thread Ben Edwards
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:15:15 -, Ford, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to > http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm > > On 24 January 2005 19:01, Ben Edwards wrote: > > > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:58:52 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECT

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

2005-01-24 Thread Jason Wong
On Tuesday 25 January 2005 08:07, Ben Edwards wrote: > As I have said in a previous email to date function takes a format > string and the strtodate douse not. Therefore the strtodate() only > works on a small subset of what date() can produce. The format I am > interested in is DD-MM- which

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

2005-01-24 Thread Ben Edwards
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 13:32:36 -0600, Jay Blanchard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [snip] > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:58:52 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > How about the strtotime() function? > > http://us4.php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php > > No good, it douse not take

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

2005-01-24 Thread Ben Edwards
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:22:40 -, Ford, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 Blancha

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

2005-01-24 Thread Richard Lynch
Ben Edwards wrote: > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:58:52 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> How about the strtotime() function? >> http://us4.php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php > > No good, it douse not take a format string. What if I wanted to > convert the timestamp to 'DD-

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

2005-01-24 Thread Ford, Mike
To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm On 24 January 2005 19:01, Ben Edwards wrote: > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:58:52 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How about the strtotime() function? > > http://

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

2005-01-24 Thread Bret Hughes
On Mon, 2005-01-24 at 11:03, Ben Edwards wrote: > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 10:38:03 -0600, Jay Blanchard > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > > > > String to Date Function > > > > return date stringToDate( str Date, str Format ) > > e.g. $todayDt = stringToDate( '01/01

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

2005-01-24 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:58:52 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How about the strtotime() function? > http://us4.php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php No good, it douse not take a format string. What if I wanted to convert the timestamp to 'DD-MM-YYY', display it on a

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

2005-01-24 Thread Ford, Mike
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 > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > > > > String to Date Function > > ---

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

2005-01-24 Thread Ben Edwards
, display it on a form, validate it, and then convert it back to a timestamp. I cant beleve the PHP date/time functions suck this bad;( Ben > > From: Ben Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2005/01/24 Mon PM 12:03:34 EST > > To: Jay Blanchard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >

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

2005-01-24 Thread hitek
How about the strtotime() function? http://us4.php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php > > From: Ben Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/01/24 Mon PM 12:03:34 EST > To: Jay Blanchard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: PHP General List > Subject: Re: [PHP] Str

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

2005-01-24 Thread Ben Edwards
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 10:38:03 -0600, Jay Blanchard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [snip] > > String to Date Function > > return date stringToDate( str Date, str Format ) > e.g. $todayDt = stringToDate( '01/01/2003','DD/MM/' ); > > Date to String Function > --

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

2005-01-24 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] Being trying to work out haw to handle dates. Basically I need a function to convert a Date to a String and another function to convert a string to a date. Exactly what format the date is held in is not relevant as long as it is some type of standard (i.e. Unix Timestamps). Both the func