create class function date in php code example

Example 1: php datetime

/**
 * Its always best to use a datetime object
 */
$dateTime = new \DateTime();
/**
 * You can get the string by using format
 */
$dateTime->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');

Example 2: create date from string php

$element = '15-Feb-2009';
$date = DateTime::createFromFormat('j-M-Y', $element);