PHP Convert string into timestamp

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I'm working with a web service that is doing an HTTP GET request to my server and sending the timestamp value as follows:

timeStamp=Mon+Jul+13+10%3A52%3A00+EST+2015

I then need to covert this into a timestamp I can insert into my database, but I'm having trouble extracting a valid value. I've tried using strtotime, e.g.:

echo(strtotime('Mon+Jul+13+10%3A52%3A00+EST+2015') );

but that doesn't return anything. The timestamp in this example is July 13th, 2015 at 10:52:00.

Looking for a solution to converting this string into a valid timestamp.

start with urldecode()

user557846
– user557846

2015-07-13 01:15:13 +00:00
Commented Jul 13, 2015 at 1:15 — user557846
– user557846, Commented Jul 13, 2015 at 1:15
That's a rather odd time format.

spenibus
– spenibus

2015-07-13 01:29:33 +00:00
Commented Jul 13, 2015 at 1:29 — spenibus
– spenibus, Commented Jul 13, 2015 at 1:29

n099y · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-13 01:34:09Z

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This should work for you. You have received a urlencoded string, so you need to reverse this first.

FIDDLE

<?php
$timeStamp="Mon+Jul+13+10%3A52%3A00+EST+2015";
$timeStamp=urldecode($timeStamp); 
echo strtotime($timeStamp);
?>

answered Jul 13, 2015 at 1:34

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Bradley4 · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-13 01:32:34Z

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You just need to replace the "+" and "%3A" with a " " (space) and ":"

$good = array(' ', ':');
$bad = array ('+', '%3A');

echo str_replace($bad, $good, 'Mon+Jul+13+10%3A52%3A00+EST+2015');

Or if you want the numerical time, change the last line to this:

echo strtotime(str_replace($bad, $good, 'Mon+Jul+13+10%3A52%3A00+EST+2015'));

answered Jul 13, 2015 at 1:32

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