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phpdatedatestamp

date function for php

Would the date function for php recognize this code, and convert it to a Date Stamp

$date= date('$_POST["Month1"]/$_POST["Date1"]/$_POST["Year1"]');

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Solution

  • Your syntax is unclear and not works because of single quotes. Better try with:

    $date = date($_POST["Month1"] . '/' . $_POST["Date1"] . '/' . $_POST["Year1"]);

    If your post data contains format, like m, d, Y - it's ok. But if you pass date like 4, 21, 2014 - date() will not work. Convert it to timestamp with:

    $timestamp = strtotime($_POST["Month1"] . '/' . $_POST["Date1"] . '/' . $_POST["Year1"]);