php-mysqlHow to convert MySQL datetime to string in PHP?

To convert MySQL datetime to string in PHP, the date() function can be used. This function takes two parameters, the format of the output string and the timestamp. The timestamp can be obtained from the MySQL datetime field using the strtotime() function.

Example code

$mysql_datetime = '2020-02-14 10:00:00';
$string_date = date('d-m-Y H:i:s', strtotime($mysql_datetime));
echo $string_date;

Output example

14-02-2020 10:00:00

Code explanation

• date(): This function takes two parameters, the format of the output string and the timestamp. It returns a string formatted according to the given format string using the given timestamp or the current local time if no timestamp is given.
• strtotime(): This function takes a string as a parameter and returns the corresponding timestamp.

Helpful links

• date()
• strtotime()

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