Question

i have question, i am using PHP script, there is something wrong when i add date to my database…

how can i fix/re-arrange this date

date( "Oct 18, 2012 05:06:42" );

my database accept only 2012-10-19 05:06:42

but i am receiving different form which is this Oct 18, 2012 05:06:42

here are my example code

$cocod = date( 'Oct 18, 2012 05:06:42' );//'Oct 18, 2012 2012-10-18';
$get = strtotime(date("Y-m-d H:m:s", strtotime($cocod)) . " +30 day");
$setex = date( 'Y-m-d H:m:s', $get );
echo $setex;

thank you…

Answer 1

You can convert your formatted date back to a timestamp using the DateTime class

$timestamp = DateTime::createFromFormat('M d, Y H:i:s', 'Oct 18, 2012 05:06:42')->getTimestamp();

In your example above i can see you even wanted to add 30 days. You could do that like this:

$date = DateTime::createFromFormat('M d, Y H:i:s', 'Oct 18, 2012 05:06:42');
$date->add(new DateInterval('P30D'));

If you now want to format your date again, do the following:

$date->format('Y-m-d H:m:s');

For further reading take a look at the DateTime class on php.net