how to re-format datetime string in php?

Question

I receive a datetime from a plugin. I put it into a variable:

$datetime = \"20130409163705\"; 

That actually translates to yyyymm

Answer 1

You could do it like this:

<?php
$datetime = "20130409163705"; 
$format = "YmdHis";

$date = date_parse_from_format ($format, $datetime);
print_r ($date);
?>

You can look at date_parse_from_format() and the accepted format values.

Answer 2

https://en.functions-online.com/date.html?command={"format":"l jS \\of F Y h:i:s A"}