how to create a specific date format in php -

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we have current date format 02-05-15 , output want 02/05/2015 in php.

use datetime

$mydatetime = datetime::createfromformat('d-m-y', "02-05-15"); echo  $mydatetime->format('d/m/y'); // output : 02/05/2015 

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note:

you may want set default timezone before using datetime, i.e.:

date_default_timezone_set("europe/lisbon"); 

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for date_and_time , other php best practices visit:

http://www.phptherightway.com/#date_and_time