How better reformat a date using PHP [duplicate]

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We have code line:

 $result = "{$list[ 'ga_event_start_date' ]} - {$list[ 'ga_event_end_date' ]}";

And the dates display as 'd M y' We need to remove the 'y' numeral.

Can this be done in the original line above (and still be readable by the ave. coder)?

Currently we are doing with:

$newSDate = date("d M", strtotime($list[ 'ga_event_start_date' ])); 
$newEDate = date("d M", strtotime($list[  'ga_event_end_date'  ])); 
$result = "{$newSDate} - {$newEDate}";

Why not use native date types (\DateTimeInterface or Unix time) all the way through and have a custom format function for display purposes only? You would never manipulate numbers as random strings like Five, don't do it for dates either. — Álvaro González
– Álvaro González, Commented Feb 5 at 8:25

zurdo · Accepted Answer · 2025-02-05 01:58:16Z

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If you want to keep a one-line code, you can simply concatenate your current 3-line code and not use new variables.

$result = date("d M", strtotime($list['ga_event_start_date'])) . " - " . date("d M", strtotime($list['ga_event_end_date']));

If you want to make it readable, you can make a function for it, which also make your code reausable.

function formatDate($startDate, $endDate) {
    return date("d M", strtotime($startDate)) . " - " . date("d M", strtotime($endDate));
}

This is all they need to see.

$result = formatDate($list['ga_event_start_date'], $list['ga_event_end_date']);

answered Feb 5 at 1:58

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user801347 Feb 6 at 18:47

Excellent - thanks

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