[SOLVED] convert str to date.

[nashsaint]

Hi,

 

How can i convert a string/number to date?

 

for example: 010508 to 01-05-08?

 

the string to be converted is only an input value from a client.  I need to convert the string to date for me to check the availability against the 'date' field in my sql.  But if there's any other way to do the job then would be excellent.

 

Thanks a lot.

[thebadbad]

<?php
$str = '010508';
$str = rtrim(chunk_split($str, 2, '-'), '-');
echo $str;
?>

 

or

 

<?php
$str = '010508';
$str = str_split($str, 2);
$str = implode($str, '-');
echo $str;
?>

 

But I'm sure sprintf() would be smarter. Just can't figure out how to do this example.

[nashsaint]

Thanks a lot thebadbad.  That was very helpful ... Just what I need.