dates as string php code example

Example 1: pasar datetime a string php

$theDate    = new DateTime('2020-03-08');
echo $stringDate = $theDate->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');

//output: 2020-03-08 00:00:00

Example 2: pasar datetime a string php

$dateFormat = new DateTime(); // this will return current date
echo $stringDate = $date->format(DATE_ATOM);

//output: 2020-03-08T12:54:56+01:00