Date Format from common string - php

Question

I have a date format but still on String like this :
$date = '24-01-2017' # (dd-mm-yy)
I want to display them into datetime in Indonesian format
Selasa, 24-01-2017
In english
Tuesday, 24-01-2017
So, I created like this :
$date_format = DateTime::createFromFormat(' j-M-Y', $date);
echo $date_format->date('d-M-Y')
Not works

Answer 1

You should be using the format() function.
$now = new DateTime();
echo $now->format('Y-m-d');
// or
$now = DateTime::createFromFormat('d-m-Y', $date);
echo $now->format('Y-m-d');
Change the format to whatever you please.
To get the day in your own language:
$days = array(
'0' => 'Mon day',
'1' => 'Tues - Day',
// ... etc
);
You can now do:
$day = $now->format('n');
echo $days[$day].', '.$now->format('d-m-Y');

Answer 2

From a website that I found by doing a search for 'Date Time in Indonesian format, php'
PHP : Displaying the date and time in indonesian language
By this time I hope you can create your own date and time using the timestamp
of the current date or your own timestamp.
I use Indonesia language and I want to
display the date in Indonesian language. How can I do it? That's a perfect
question and asked by most beginners.
Let's create an associative array of date and month in our own language.
$days = Array ("Minggu", "Senin", "Selasa", "Rabu", "Kamis", "Jum'at", "Sabtu");
$months = Array (1=>"Januari", 2=>"Pebruari", 3=>"Maret", 4=>"April",
5=>"Mei", 6=>"Juni", 7=>"Juli", 8=>"Agustus", 9=>"September",
10=>"Oktober", 11=>"Nopember", 12=>"Desember");
After we create our own language of date and months, now it's time to display it.
print $days[date("w")]; // display name of day with our own language
print $months[date("n")];

Answer 3

From php.net :
F and M : A textual representation of a month, such as January or Sept January through December or Jan through Dec
m and n : Numeric representation of a month, with or without leading zeros 01 through 12 or 1 through 12
You have to use "m" and not "M"
BTW, the method is not "date" but "format". ;)
<?php
$date = '24-01-2017';
$date_format = DateTime::createFromFormat('j-m-Y', $date);
echo $date_format->format('D d-m-Y');
?>
This outputs :
Tue 24-01-2017