php json_encode convert wrong date

Question

I need to send data in json format, but to convert the date it loses the original formatting:

 $date =   date("d/m/Y", "1988-12-04 00:00:00");
 $teste = json_encode($date);
 var_dump($teste);exit;

I need this format: 04/12/1988, but print: string "01\/01\/1970" (length=14)

How to remove this bar?

Second argument of date is a timestamp, and you have a string. — u_mulder
– u_mulder, Commented Aug 24, 2016 at 18:18
Why do you think this is a problem with json_encode()? What do you see if you var_dump($date)? — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Aug 24, 2016 at 18:33

milan kyada · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-24 18:20:37Z

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Use strtotime while changing date format.

$date =   date("d/m/Y", strtotime("1988-12-04 00:00:00"));
 $teste = json_encode($date);
 var_dump($teste);exit;

answered Aug 24, 2016 at 18:20

milan kyada

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