object of class datetime could not be converted to string
// Must convert from DateTime to String
$tempDate = DateTime::createFromFormat('j-M-Y', '15-Feb-2009');
echo $tempDate->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
// NOT echo $tempDate!!!object of class datetime could not be converted to string
// Must convert from DateTime to String
$tempDate = DateTime::createFromFormat('j-M-Y', '15-Feb-2009');
echo $tempDate->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
// NOT echo $tempDate!!!object of class datetime could not be converted to int
Because $newDate is an object of type DateTime, not a string. The documentation is explicit:
Returns new DateTime object formatted according to the specified format.
If you want to convert from a string to DateTime back to string to change the format, call DateTime::format at the end to get a formatted string out of your DateTime.
$newDate = DateTime::createFromFormat("l dS F Y", $dateFromDB);
$newDate = $newDate->format('d/m/Y'); // for exampleCopyright © 2021 Codeinu
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