convert string to specific datetime format?

Question

String

\"2011-05-19 10:30:14\"

To

Thu May 19 10:30:14 UTC 2011

How can I convert specific string to this

Answer 1

require 'date'

date = DateTime.parse("2011-05-19 10:30:14")
formatted_date = date.strftime('%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Z %Y')

See strftime() for more information about formatting dates.