Does PHP have an inverse of the date() function (other than strtotime())?

Question

Is there a function that uses the date() format to interpret a string?

echo date(\'s-i-H d:m:Y\', 1304591364); // 34-29-17 05:05:2011

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Answer 1

The function mktime seems to do what you want.

Check the help over at php.net:

http://php.net/manual/en/function.mktime.php

EDIT : indeed strtotime may be more convenient for you, I did not know that function, glad to learn.