PHP Built-in date_create_from_format(), Definition, Syntax, Parameters, Examples

The date_create_from_format() function returns a new DateTime object formatted according to the specified format.

date_create_from_format(format, time, timezone)

Parameter	Description
`format`	Required. Specifies the format to use. The following characters can be used in the format parameter string: `d` - Day of the month; with leading zeros `j` - Day of the month; without leading zeros `D` - Day of the month (Mon - Sun) `l` - Day of the month (Monday - Sunday) `S` - English suffix for day of the month (st, nd, rd, th) `F` - Monthname (January - December) `M` - Monthname (Jan-Dec) `m` - Month (01-12) `n` - Month (1-12) `Y` - Year (e.g 2013) `y` - Year (e.g 13) `a` and A - am or pm `g` - 12 hour format without leading zeros `G` - 24 hour format without leading zeros `h` - 12 hour format with leading zeros `H` - 24 hour format with leading zeros `i` - Minutes with leading zeros `s` - Seconds with leading zeros `u` - Microseconds (up to six digits) `e, O, P and T` - Timezone identifier `U` - Seconds since Unix Epoch (space) `#` - One of the following separation symbol: ;,:,/,.,,,-,(,) `?` - A random byte `*` - Rondom bytes until next separator/digit `!` - Resets all fields to Unix Epoch `\|` - Resets all fields to Unix Epoch if they have not been parsed yet `+` - If present, trailing data in the string will cause a warning, not an error
`time`	Required. Specifies a date/time string. null indicates the current date/time.
`timezone`	Optional. Specifies the timezone of time. Default is the current timezone.


        <?php
        

        $date = date_create_from_format("j-M-Y", "25-Dec-2021");
        print_r($date);

date_create_from_format() Function - Definition, Syntax, Parameters, Examples