how to convert youtube video published date to DD/MM/YY in php?
datetime, php, youtube-api
Solution
Try this:
$video_date = date('d/m/y', strtotime($video_date_pre));
In this solution, you need to convert the string into Unixtime first, and then you can use the date() function.
http://php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php
Or you can use the DateTime object:
$dateObject = new DateTime($video_date_pre);
$video_date = date_format($dateObject , 'd/m/y');
Problem
i am using the following to get the published date of a youtube video: ``` $url = "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/{$random_text}?v=2&alt=json"; $json = file_get_contents($url); $json = str_replace('$', '_', $json); $obj = json_decode($json); $video_date = $obj->entry->published->_t; ``` which ouputs the date in this format: 2012-10-18t13:04:42.000z how can i convert this to the DD/MM/YY format in php? i have tried the solution at: What time format is this and how do I convert it to a standardized dd/mm/yyyy date? ``` $video_date_pre = $obj->entry->published->_t; // format the video date $video_date = date_format($video_date_pre, 'd/m/Y'); ``` but i am getting the error: Warning: date_format() expects parameter 1 to be DateTime.. thank you. update it may be relevant to note that the original source looks something like this (where you can search for "published"): http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/eiAx2kqmUpQ?v=2&alt=json