How to handle datetime between php (Laravel api) and javascript (AngularJS)

Question

I\'m utterly stuck trying to make php api exchange dates with angular frontend.

From PHP to JS I seem to have it sorted. Since Laravel handles dates through Carbon I jus

Answer 1

$dt = Carbon::now();
echo $dt->toW3cString();       // 2015-02-05T14:50:55+01:00

since carbon can print it it can also parse this format

Carbon::parse('2015-02-05T14:50:55+01:00');

in javascript with moment.js momentjs.com

moment().format(); // 2015-02-05T14:50:55+01:00

Answer 2

1) make a Carbon date in Laravel controller

$date_from = Carbon::now();
return view('reports', compact('date_from'));

2) You need to init Date in Angular conctoller

rrApp.controller('reportsCtrl', ['$scope', '$filter', function($scope, $filter)
{
        $scope.start_date = new Date("{{$date_from}}");
        $scope.start_date = new Date($filter("date")($scope.start_date, 'yyyy-MM-dd'));// only date, no time

}]); 

3) use it

<input type="date" class="form-control" ng-model="start_date">

4) Do NOT try to init the variable in ng-init, it would not work: