PHP format date is displaying wrong

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I'm trying to format a date from a post variable. When you type in: 05-05-2016 it will display as May 5, 2016. But when you type 05-12-2016, it will display as December 5, 2016. The format is below:

echo date("F d, Y", strtotime($wedding_date));

The format I would like is: Month Day, Year

You can try it out at: overtheoceanfilms.com/index_2.php

Mike
– Mike

2016-04-01 03:35:15 +00:00
Commented Apr 1, 2016 at 3:35 — Mike
– Mike, Commented Apr 1, 2016 at 3:35

Eric BELLION · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-01 04:32:52Z

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echo date_format(date_create_from_format('m-d-Y', $wedding_date), 'F d, Y');

and adjust 'm-d-Y' to your needs (or input).

edited Apr 1, 2016 at 4:32

answered Apr 1, 2016 at 4:27

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Max · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-01 11:17:15Z

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Obviously there is an ambiguity in the input. So strtotime does not know what input format you delivered. You may consider using DateTime instead.

$out = DateTime::createFromFormat('d-m-Y', $weddingDay);
echo $out->format('F d, Y');

edited Apr 1, 2016 at 11:17

answered Apr 1, 2016 at 4:12

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