How to convert DateTime to String using PHP ?

Namachila 10 hours ago

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The task is to convert DateTime to String using PHP. There are two ways to convert it.

1. By using Format method

In the Format method, we can convert the DateTime object to a string.
The DateTime to string program is programmed below:

Example:

PHP

<?php 
  
// Store datetime in variable today 
$today = date("d/m/Y H:i:s");     
  
if ($today) {  
    echo $today;  
  
// If unknown time  
} else {   
    echo "can't display time";  
} 
?>

Output:

07/05/2021 17:57:38

2. By using list() method:

The list() method is used to convert the DateTime object to string.
The shorter way of list method is programmed below:

PHP

<?PHP 
  
// Using list method to display the datetime 
list($day, $month, $year, $hour, $min, $sec)  
        = explode("/", date('d/m/Y/h/i/s'));  
  
// Display the datetime 
echo $month . '/' . $day . '/' . $year . ' '
    . $hour . ':' . $min . ':' . $sec; 
  
?>