# date_parse_from_format

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)

date_parse_from_format — Get info about given date formatted according to the specified format

### Description

date_parse_from_format ( string `$format` , string `$datetime` ) : array

Returns associative array with detailed info about given date/time.

### Parameters

`format`

  Format accepted by DateTime::createFromFormat().

`datetime`

  String representing the date/time.

### Return Values

Returns associative array with detailed info about given date/time.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
7.2.0 | The `zone` element of the returned array represents seconds instead of minutes now, and its sign is inverted. For instance `-120` is now `7200`.

### Examples

Example #1 date_parse_from_format() example

`<?php
$date = "6.1.2009 13:00+01:00";
print_r(date_parse_from_format("j.n.Y H:iP", $date));
?>`

The above example will output:

    Array
    (
        [year] => 2009
        [month] => 1
        [day] => 6
        [hour] => 13
        [minute] => 0
        [second] => 0
        [fraction] =>
        [warning_count] => 0
        [warnings] => Array
            (
            )

        [error_count] => 0
        [errors] => Array
            (
            )

        [is_localtime] => 1
        [zone_type] => 1
        [zone] => 3600
        [is_dst] =>
    )

### See Also

- DateTime::createFromFormat() - Parses a time string according to a specified format
- checkdate() - Validate a Gregorian date