date_create_from_format()

date_create_from_format() — Alias of DateTime::createFromFormat().

Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.

date_create_from_format() is an alias of DateTime::createFromFormat(): same parameters, same return value.

Signature

date_create_from_format(string $format, string $datetime, ?DateTimeZone $timezone = null): DateTime|false

Parameters

This function takes no parameters.

Return value

Returns a new DateTime instance or false on failure.

Example

The PHP manual ships no example for date_create_from_format(); the signature and the parameter table above are the contract.

All PHP 8.5 built-in functions

Reference card built from the PHP manual page date_create_from_format() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.