Could not parse '04-18-2021': DateTime::__construct(): Failed to parse time string (04-18-2021) at position 0 (0): Unexpected character code example
Example: Could not parse '25/07/2020 06:07': DateTime::__construct(): Failed to parse time string (25/07/2020 06:07) at position 0 (2): Unexpected character
laravel update updated_at when seconds are not available use :
Carbon::createFromFormat()
Example :
$request->filled('order_date') ?
Carbon::createFromFormat('d/m/Y H:i', $request->get('order_date')) : null,