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I have a couple of strings which look like this:

$string1 = '03 Aug 2020 00:49'

$string2 = '15 Sep 2019 23:02'

$string3 = '21 Jul 2018 22:48'

How can i grab the year only out of the string? ( so 2020 or 2019 or 2018)

Does this answer your question? Get the year from specified date php — Jeto
– Jeto, Commented Sep 3, 2020 at 11:06

Shringiraj Dewangan · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-03 11:07:22Z

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Try This

echo date("Y", strtotime($string1));
echo date("Y", strtotime($string2));
echo date("Y", strtotime($string3));

answered Sep 3, 2020 at 11:07

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Sascha A. · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-03 11:06:47Z

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Easiest solution if the format is allways like you described:

echo substr($string1, 7,4);

answered Sep 3, 2020 at 11:06

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