Comments on: Convert American date format to European and vice versa http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/ CSS Toys for Professional Web Developers Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:51:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ted http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/comment-page-1/#comment-30168 Ted Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:19:07 +0000 http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/#comment-30168 I originally posted this script as a reminder. I wanted to go back and look at it if needed in the future. At the time, I didn't know much about php or regex. So I'm sorry if it doesn't work. I would agree with Justin. If I were to do it today, i'd probably convert to unix time stamp and then use the built in date formatting options in PHP. But that is because I dislike regex and the date formatting in PHP is much easier to understand. However, the point of this snippet is to change from US dates to EU and vice versa. Using the built in php date formatting is only one way. You'd have to localize it for each region. I originally posted this script as a reminder. I wanted to go back and look at it if needed in the future. At the time, I didn’t know much about php or regex. So I’m sorry if it doesn’t work.

I would agree with Justin. If I were to do it today, i’d probably convert to unix time stamp and then use the built in date formatting options in PHP. But that is because I dislike regex and the date formatting in PHP is much easier to understand.

However, the point of this snippet is to change from US dates to EU and vice versa. Using the built in php date formatting is only one way. You’d have to localize it for each region.

]]> By: Justin Sainton http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/comment-page-1/#comment-30167 Justin Sainton Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:36:08 +0000 http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/#comment-30167 Much simpler and more consistent results by using echo date( 'm-d-Y', strtotime( $date) ) Much simpler and more consistent results by using echo date( ‘m-d-Y’, strtotime( $date) )

]]> By: Roger http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/comment-page-1/#comment-30147 Roger Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:44:20 +0000 http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/#comment-30147 Agreed, this example simply doesn't work unless there is something about the PHP environment that needs setting which has not been given here? Agreed, this example simply doesn’t work unless there is something about the PHP environment that needs setting which has not been given here?

]]> By: Nope http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/comment-page-1/#comment-30095 Nope Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:57:52 +0000 http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/#comment-30095 Saved the above into a .php file and ran it, does nothing except output the date as it was. useless. Saved the above into a .php file and ran it, does nothing except output the date as it was.
useless.

]]> By: The Life of Matt Campos » Blog Archive » PHP - Convert American to European Date Format http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/comment-page-1/#comment-27607 The Life of Matt Campos » Blog Archive » PHP - Convert American to European Date Format Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:31:59 +0000 http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/#comment-27607 [...] Thanks to last-child.com for the Snippet. [...] [...] Thanks to last-child.com for the Snippet. [...]

]]> By: PHP - Convert American to European Date Format at GraysUnderground.com http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/comment-page-1/#comment-27604 PHP - Convert American to European Date Format at GraysUnderground.com Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:38:49 +0000 http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/#comment-27604 [...] Thanks to last-child.com for the Snippet. [...] [...] Thanks to last-child.com for the Snippet. [...]

]]> By: Ben http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/comment-page-1/#comment-27536 Ben Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:39:46 +0000 http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/#comment-27536 Awesome! Although I used $3-$1-$2 (instead of the \\ notation) Awesome! Although I used $3-$1-$2 (instead of the \\ notation)

]]> By: Scott http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/comment-page-1/#comment-27482 Scott Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:03:57 +0000 http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/#comment-27482 > print ereg_replace(“([0-9] )/([0-9] )/([0-9] )”,\\2/\\1/\\3,$date); should be: print ereg_replace("([0-9] )/([0-9] )/([0-9] )","\\2/\\1/\\3",$date); > print ereg_replace(“([0-9] )/([0-9] )/([0-9] )”,\\2/\\1/\\3,$date);

should be: print ereg_replace(”([0-9] )/([0-9] )/([0-9] )”,”\\2/\\1/\\3″,$date);

]]> By: Amadeke http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/comment-page-1/#comment-22343 Amadeke Wed, 23 May 2007 08:19:56 +0000 http://www.last-child.com/convert-american-date-format-to-european-and-vice-versa/#comment-22343 don't seem to work as php script don’t seem to work as php script

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