string to php timestamp

Question

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convert any date string to timestamp without timezone

I have a string that looks like this and want a php timestamp format. I can ask client to change format of the string if necessary.

2010/08/11 06:33:00

Answer 1

echo strtotime('2010/08/11 06:33:00');

Answer 2

Use strtotime:

$date = date('Y/m/d H:i:s', strtotime('2010/08/11 06:33:00'));