Convert number to date in php

Question

I need to convert a variable

$date = 20130521201511

to

$date = 2013-05-21 20:15:11

however I am not quite sure how to do so.

Answer 1

This is achievable using the DateTime class.

$date = DateTime::createFromFormat("YmdHis","20130521201511");
var_dump($date);

Look closely at the documentation of the createFromFormat method to be sure to use the correct format parameters.

Answer 2

Use DateTime

php $oldDate= 20130521201511;
$date = DateTime::createFromFormat('YmdGis', $oldDate);
  echo $date->format('Y-m-d G:i:s');