--TEST-- date_create_from_format() and date_parse_from_format(). --FILE-- format( $format ) ; $date2 = date_create_from_format( $format, $formatted ); var_dump( $format, $formatted, $date2 ); echo "\n"; if ( $date2 === false ) { var_dump(date_parse_from_format( $format, $formatted ) ); } } ?> --EXPECT-- string(13) "Y-m-d\TH:i:sP" string(25) "2008-07-08T22:14:12+02:00" object(DateTime)#2 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2008-07-08 22:14:12.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(1) ["timezone"]=> string(6) "+02:00" } string(16) "l, d-M-Y H:i:s T" string(38) "Tuesday, 08-Jul-2008 22:14:12 GMT+0200" object(DateTime)#1 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2008-07-08 22:14:12.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(1) ["timezone"]=> string(6) "+02:00" } string(13) "Y-m-d\TH:i:sO" string(24) "2008-07-08T22:14:12+0200" object(DateTime)#3 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2008-07-08 22:14:12.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(1) ["timezone"]=> string(6) "+02:00" } string(13) "X-m-d\TH:i:sP" string(26) "+2008-07-08T22:14:12+02:00" object(DateTime)#2 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2008-07-08 22:14:12.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(1) ["timezone"]=> string(6) "+02:00" } string(16) "D, d M y H:i:s O" string(29) "Tue, 08 Jul 08 22:14:12 +0200" object(DateTime)#1 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2008-07-08 22:14:12.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(1) ["timezone"]=> string(6) "+02:00" } string(16) "l, d-M-y H:i:s T" string(36) "Tuesday, 08-Jul-08 22:14:12 GMT+0200" object(DateTime)#3 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2008-07-08 22:14:12.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(1) ["timezone"]=> string(6) "+02:00" } string(16) "D, d M y H:i:s O" string(29) "Tue, 08 Jul 08 22:14:12 +0200" object(DateTime)#2 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2008-07-08 22:14:12.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(1) ["timezone"]=> string(6) "+02:00" } string(16) "D, d M Y H:i:s O" string(31) "Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:14:12 +0200" object(DateTime)#1 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2008-07-08 22:14:12.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(1) ["timezone"]=> string(6) "+02:00" } string(16) "D, d M Y H:i:s O" string(31) "Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:14:12 +0200" object(DateTime)#3 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2008-07-08 22:14:12.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(1) ["timezone"]=> string(6) "+02:00" } string(13) "Y-m-d\TH:i:sP" string(25) "2008-07-08T22:14:12+02:00" object(DateTime)#2 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2008-07-08 22:14:12.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(1) ["timezone"]=> string(6) "+02:00" } string(15) "Y-m-d\TH:i:s.vP" string(29) "2008-07-08T22:14:12.000+02:00" object(DateTime)#1 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2008-07-08 22:14:12.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(1) ["timezone"]=> string(6) "+02:00" } string(16) "D, d M Y H:i:s O" string(31) "Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:14:12 +0200" object(DateTime)#3 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2008-07-08 22:14:12.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(1) ["timezone"]=> string(6) "+02:00" } string(13) "Y-m-d\TH:i:sP" string(25) "2008-07-08T22:14:12+02:00" object(DateTime)#2 (3) { ["date"]=> string(26) "2008-07-08 22:14:12.000000" ["timezone_type"]=> int(1) ["timezone"]=> string(6) "+02:00" }