convert datetime object to string php code example

Example 1: Datetime to string php

<?php
$date = new DateTime('2000-01-01');
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
?>

Example 2: Convert DateTime to String in PHP

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

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

Example 3: Convert DateTime to String in PHP

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

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