(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)
date_parse_from_format — Get info about given date formatted according to the specified format
date_parse_from_format ( string $format , string $datetime ) : array
Returns associative array with detailed info about given date/time.
format
Format accepted by DateTime::createFromFormat().
datetime
String representing the date/time.
Returns associative array with detailed info about given date/time.
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 7.2.0 |  The zone element of the returned array represents seconds instead of minutes now, and its sign is inverted. For instance -120 is now 7200.  |  
Example #1 date_parse_from_format() example
<?php
$date = "6.1.2009 13:00+01:00";
print_r(date_parse_from_format("j.n.Y H:iP", $date));
?> The above example will output:
Array
(
    [year] => 2009
    [month] => 1
    [day] => 6
    [hour] => 13
    [minute] => 0
    [second] => 0
    [fraction] => 
    [warning_count] => 0
    [warnings] => Array
        (
        )
    [error_count] => 0
    [errors] => Array
        (
        )
    [is_localtime] => 1
    [zone_type] => 1
    [zone] => 3600
    [is_dst] => 
)
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