PHP convert date format dd/mm/yyyy => yyyy-mm-dd
date, formatting, mktime, php
Solution
Dates in the `m/d/y` or `d-m-y` formats are disambiguated by looking at the separator between the various components: if the separator is a slash (`/`), then the American `m/d/y` is assumed; whereas if the separator is a dash (`-`) or a dot (`.`), then the European `d-m-y` format is assumed. Check more here.
Use the default date function.
$var = "20/04/2012";
echo date("Y-m-d", strtotime($var) );
EDIT I just tested it, and somehow, PHP doesn't work well with dd/mm/yyyy format. Here's another solution.
$var = '20/04/2012';
$date = str_replace('/', '-', $var);
echo date('Y-m-d', strtotime($date));
Problem
I am trying to convert a date from `dd/mm/yyyy => yyyy-mm-dd`. I have using the mktime() function and other functions but I cannot seem to make it work. I have managed to `explode` the original date using `'/'` as the delimiter but I have no success changing the format and swapping the `'/'` with a `'-'`. Any help will be greatly appreciated.