How to parse a date array in php

Question

I have a date that I'm getting from a date picker. It is returning an array() like the following...

array(12) { 
    ["year"]=> int(2016) 
    ["month"]=> int(11) 
    ["day"]=> int(24) 
    ["hour"]=> bool(false) 
    ["minute"]=> bool(false) 
    ["second"]=> bool(false) 
    ["fraction"]=> bool(false) 
    ["warning_count"]=> int(0) 
    ["warnings"]=> array(0) { } 
    ["error_count"]=> int(0) 
    ["errors"]=> array(0) { } 
    ["is_localtime"]=> bool(false) 
}

I tried to get just the month or the year out of this array() utilizing a foreach() but no success with it. How can I iterate through this array() and extract the year or month independently?

It's an ordinary associative array, you just use $variable['year'] or $variable['month'] — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Nov 9, 2016 at 21:02
Why do you think you need to iterate? There aren't multiple dates here. — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Nov 9, 2016 at 21:03
I thought that I have to iterate through the array to get the keys and store the values in variables. — redeemefy
– redeemefy, Commented Nov 9, 2016 at 21:06
@Gilbert It seems like you have a basic misunderstanding about how associative arrays are used. — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Nov 9, 2016 at 21:08

Zach · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-09 21:06:18Z

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You could pass the array elements through PHP mktime() and will return a UNIX Timestamp.

Doesn't look like a multidimensional array, so you shouldn't have to iterate, just access the key like:

$year = $array['year'];
// etc

answered Nov 9, 2016 at 21:06

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