Convert from MySQL datetime to another format with PHP

Question

I have a datetime column in MySQL.

How can I convert it to the display as mm/dd/yy H:M (AM/PM) using PHP?

Answer 1

The approach I suggest works like the following. First, you create a basic datetime object from a mysql-formatted string; and then you format it the way you like. Luckily, mysql datetime is ISO8601-compliant, so the code itself could look quite simple and elegant. Keep in mind though that datetime column doesn't have a timezone information, so you need to convert it appropriately.

Here's the code:

(new ISO8601Formatted(
    new FromISO8601('2038-01-19 11:14:07'),
    'm/d/Y h:iA'
))
    ->value();

It outputs 01/19/2038 11:14AM -- hopefully what you expect.

This example uses meringue library. You can check out some more of it if you fancy.