php string to time issue

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I have a date string what I would like to convert in digits. The string looks like

Dienstag, 30. Oktober 2012

and the code what I've been trying to use

date('Y.m.d' , strtotime($str[4]));

returns every time 1970.01.01

Community · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-14 22:28:44Z

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You can make this by changing the current locale set http://php.net/manual/bg/function.setlocale.php If you know the source date format you can also stick to using https://www.php.net/date_create_from_format

Here is more details regarding the same question strtotime With Different Languages?

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Denis Ermolin · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-27 09:03:30Z

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strtotime takes string in English language. Look at possible date/time formats

answered Nov 27, 2012 at 9:03

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fefe Over a year ago

thanks for the feedback. could I use setlocale(LC_TIME, "de_DE")? to get my string converted

Suman Singh · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-27 09:11:11Z

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use strtotime() to convert the date into timestamp

$ts = strtotime('21 december 2007'); echo date('Y-m-d', $ts);

answered Nov 27, 2012 at 9:11

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Arun · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-27 09:13:35Z

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<?php
setlocale(LC_ALL, 'fr_FR');
$str= 'Dienstag, 30. Oktober 2012';

echo date('Y.m.d' , strtotime($str[4]));   
?>

answered Nov 27, 2012 at 9:13

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Bojangles Over a year ago

Why are you using a French locale when the date is in German?

Arun Over a year ago

<?php setlocale(LC_ALL, 'de_DE'); $str= 'Dienstag, 30. Oktober 2012'; echo date('Y.m.d' , strtotime($str[4])); ?> //2012.11.28// check this

fefe Over a year ago

and what return str[4] for you?

Arun Over a year ago

why don u echo n check the output??

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