Javascript getTime to php date

Question

I have javascript that turns dates in my view to a time string using getTime(). That then is stored as a value for an option in my select form. Once it is passed to php, how do I turn that into a php date?

I have done:

echo date("m/d/Y", '1345618799000');

1345618799000 = Tue Aug 21 2012

Amphitryon

Answer 1

You use PHP's date() function:

date("Format here (see documentation)", round($_POST["time_field"]/1000));

Updated, thanks Yoshi.

Transcaucasia

that's what i did but its off by a lot – Amphitryon

@chris What did you use for format? Also, if you did try something first (which is something nearly everyone here requires for a question) add it to the question. – Transcaucasia

@chris That's expectable as js' getTime includes milliseconds, while date does not expect them. Try dividing the timestamp by 1000 first. – Externality

echo date("m/d/Y", '134630999900'); – Amphitryon

+1 ;) though the obvious error checking on $_POST["time_field"] should not be forgotten in production code. – Externality

Answer 2

You may use PHP's strtotime() to change any string into a Unix timestamp; strtotime()

Holocene